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Art forgery

Art forgery is the creation and sale of works of art which are intentionally falsely credited to other, usually more famous artists. Art forgery can be extremely lucrative, but modern dating and analysis techniques have made the identification of forged artwork much simpler.

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History

Forgers

Methods of detection

Problems with authentication

Photographic forgery

US legal issues

UK legal issues

Art crime education

Art forgeries and heists in pop culture

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Art forgery

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Art forgery

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related to Film · 69
Art forgery → Adulteress, Alan Rickman, Already, Although Haystacks, Audrey Hepburn, Beverloo, British, Camille Pissarro, Cellini's, Colin Firth's, Corneille, Czartoryski Museum, Cézanne, Dusk, Dutch, Elmyr, Eragny, Ermine, Fake, François Reichenbach
related to Further reading · 39
Art forgery → Amore, Anthony, Archived, Art Trade, Art World, Authenticity, Baden-Baden, CNN, Con, Contribution, Cultural Heritage, David Rudd CyclebackMuseum Security, December, Dictionary, Fakes, February, Forgeries, ForgeriesCan, Frauds, History
related to history · 9
Art forgery → Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Art, As, During, Italian Renaissance, Renaissance, The, This
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Art forgery → creation and sale of works of art which are intentionally falsely credited to other

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art forgery forgeries forger forged work forgers works artists used paintings painting created artist market original may genuine also fraud

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Art forgeryis acreation and sale of works of art which are intentionally falsely credited to other0.90text
art dealersinstance ofthe forger must pass themselves off as incredibly trustworthy and charismatic to recruit the necessary middlemen0.80text
sellersinstance ofthe forger must pass themselves off as incredibly trustworthy and charismatic to recruit the necessary middlemen0.80text
expertsinstance ofthe forger must pass themselves off as incredibly trustworthy and charismatic to recruit the necessary middlemen0.80text
etc. as the forger will rarely deal in personinstance ofthe forger must pass themselves off as incredibly trustworthy and charismatic to recruit the necessary middlemen0.80text
the British Museuminstance ofand sculptures to prestigious institutions0.80text
Salvador Dalíinstance offorgeries were seen in a much more positive light as the originals and faked works were seen as having the same level of prestige.The 20th-century art market has favored artists0.80text
Pablo Picassoinstance offorgeries were seen in a much more positive light as the originals and faked works were seen as having the same level of prestige.The 20th-century art market has favored artists0.80text
Paul Kleeinstance offorgeries were seen in a much more positive light as the originals and faked works were seen as having the same level of prestige.The 20th-century art market has favored artists0.80text
Matisseinstance offorgeries were seen in a much more positive light as the originals and faked works were seen as having the same level of prestige.The 20th-century art market has favored artists0.80text
works by these artists have commonly been targets of forgeryinstance offorgeries were seen in a much more positive light as the originals and faked works were seen as having the same level of prestige.The 20th-century art market has favored artists0.80text
James Buttersworthinstance ofsigned copies of his work.American art forger Ken Perenyi published a memoir in 2012 in which he detailed decades of his activities creating thousands of authentic-looking repli…0.80text

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