Can you resist an hour of advanced learning about the ins and outs of art authentication on your computer, free of charge? Stop it when you need a snack or when the doorbell rings. Restart when ready.
The BBC beginning in 2011 enlisted Philip Mould (a UK art dealer of note) and Fiona Bruce (a most attractive UK newscaster) to chaperone us through the process of gauging the authenticity of paintings associated with:
- Chagall
- Constable
- Degas
- Gainsborough
- Homer
- Monet
- Rembrandt
- Turner
- Van Dyck
- Vuillard
Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fake+or+Fortune
Each artist above is associated with one episode, plus an additional show introduces us to the Dutch master forger Han Van Meegeren, known as one of the boldest modern art forgers of the 20th century.
Pay attention to the issues of conservation, expertise criteria and corresponding politics, associated costs for this kind of exploration (some might call it art gambling).
Corinne Cain of SavvyCollector.com