Egypt
For every collector of objects of value must eventually deal with the issue of fakes. Whether a museum or a small collector every once in a while a fake enters the collection.
Fakes are often acquired because the price was right to take a chance.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/sc_nm/art_fake_brooklyn_dc_2
- Exhibition: More Re Brooklyn Fakes
Christian Science Monitor According to Edna Russman, curator of Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art at the Brooklyn Museum, experts have long harbored reservations about the 31-piece collection. After a three-year inquiry conclusively...
- More Re Fake Coptic Art At The Brooklyn
New York Sun Doubts about the Brooklyn Museum's sculptures date back at least to 1977, when a Byzantine art scholar who is now the director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Gary Vikan, argued that they were forgeries in a lecture he delivered...
- Worlds Of Forgeries
The painting of the lady above was once believed to be by Goya but when studied further it was found to be not by the artist but rather an 18th century portrait of a woman that was painted over with materials not available till after Goya's death....
- Amarna Fake Princess
Bolton museum wishes to put on display the fake Amarna princess which is in police custody. The statue was purchased for L440 000. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/duped-council-hopes-to-display-fake-statue-1518727.html...
- Fakes In Brooklyn
Here we have an exhibition of late Egyptian fakes from the Brooklyn museum. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=27851...
Egypt
Fake Art in Brooklyn
For every collector of objects of value must eventually deal with the issue of fakes. Whether a museum or a small collector every once in a while a fake enters the collection.
Fakes are often acquired because the price was right to take a chance.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/sc_nm/art_fake_brooklyn_dc_2
- Exhibition: More Re Brooklyn Fakes
Christian Science Monitor According to Edna Russman, curator of Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art at the Brooklyn Museum, experts have long harbored reservations about the 31-piece collection. After a three-year inquiry conclusively...
- More Re Fake Coptic Art At The Brooklyn
New York Sun Doubts about the Brooklyn Museum's sculptures date back at least to 1977, when a Byzantine art scholar who is now the director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Gary Vikan, argued that they were forgeries in a lecture he delivered...
- Worlds Of Forgeries
The painting of the lady above was once believed to be by Goya but when studied further it was found to be not by the artist but rather an 18th century portrait of a woman that was painted over with materials not available till after Goya's death....
- Amarna Fake Princess
Bolton museum wishes to put on display the fake Amarna princess which is in police custody. The statue was purchased for L440 000. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/duped-council-hopes-to-display-fake-statue-1518727.html...
- Fakes In Brooklyn
Here we have an exhibition of late Egyptian fakes from the Brooklyn museum. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=27851...