Investigations

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Adding to the Confusion

By Posted 08/15/11
Canadian VitaPro mogul, philanthropist, and collector Yank Barry showing off one of his 74 Degas bronzes, cast from "recently discovered" plasters.

A dealer’s appraisal of bronzes cast from plasters said to be authentic lifetime works by Degas adds to the controversial nature of the enterprise. Read More

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UPDATED: A Long Lost Leonardo

By Posted 08/15/11
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Salvator Mundi, c. 1500 Oil on walnut panel, 25 13/16 X 17 7/8 inches (65.6 X 45.4 cm) ⓒ 2011 Salvator Mundi LLC

One of the owners of a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci has confirmed its discovery and authentication Read More

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Protecting Goncharova’s Legacy

By Posted 07/01/11

Alarmed by a proliferation of fakes—and books that promote them as real—Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery has appealed to the Russian government for help. Read More

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Degas’s Sculpture

By Posted 05/01/11
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An exhaustive catalogue from the National Gallery of Art draws on both art history and scientific analysis to resolve questions about how Degas made sculpture and what happened to it after his death. Read More

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‘Intentionally Not Included Herein’

By Posted 05/01/11
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The National Gallery catalogue omits a set of plasters said to have been discovered recently—and opens a new front in the ongoing battle over their origin. Read More

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Where the Pictures Don’t Always Match the Labels

By Posted 06/01/10
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Experts say that many of the works attributed to Russian masters in a Venice exhibition are not what they're claimed to be. Read More

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A Crime Waiting to Happen

By Posted 05/01/10

Two of the world's top art-theft sleuths discuss the heist from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Read More

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A Controversy over Degas

By Posted 04/01/10
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Experts are concerned about the authenticity of 74 "recently discovered" plaster casts of Degas sculptures that were purportedly made during his lifetime and the bronzes that have been produced from them, which are now selling for more than $2 million.. Read More

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Two responses to ‘A Controversy over Degas’

By Posted 04/01/10

William D. Cohan’s article suggests that the art world today is divided into two warring camps about 74 recently revealed Degas plasters. In fact, far more consensus than controversy surrounds these plasters than the article allows. Close examination of the … Read More

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Why It’s a Michelangelo

By Posted 04/01/10
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A painting in the Metropolitan long attributed to the circle of Francesco Granacci is really by Michelangelo— according to experts who cite underdrawings, imagery, and aspects of the artist's own biography as clues. Read More