Understanding Opinions of Value vs. Opinions on Authenticity

The phone rings, the email dings: “We need an appraisal on a work of art. We would like to know if it’s authentic.”

There is a gaping misunderstanding of what an appraisal is and what a qualified appraiser will offer. In simple terms, an appraisal gives you a monetary value, whereas an authentication tells you …

It’s Not Right – Fakes, Fear and Litigation

“It’s Not Right”: Fakes, Fear and Litigation

It is no wonder authenticators are dwindling in numbers and appraisers, writers of catalogue raisonnés and just about everyone else in the art world seems to run in fear of litigation when there is doubt about the authenticity of a work of art. Getting it wrong, or getting …

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