In The Scientist and the Forger: Probing a Turbulent Art World the
author draws upon an enthralling range of case studies, from
Botticelli to Leonardo, Campendonk to Pollock and Chagall to Freud,
equipping the reader with a holistic understanding of an art world
shaped by fast-moving trends, and increasingly permeated by
science. We are taken on a gripping journey, becoming witness to
the attempts currently being made to safeguard a partly complicit
art market virtually under siege.How can we determine whether it
was Leonardo's hand that created Salvator Mundi? How can we prove
that a suspected Pollock is a forgery? And how can Man in a Black
Cravat be seemingly incontrovertibly attributed to Lucian Freud,
despite this artist's adamant refusal to recognize it as one of his
own? This book reveals how art historians and scientists
collaborate conclusively to authenticate paintings or demonstrate
that they are forgeries, and as the enigma of La Bella Principessa
continues to baffle, the question remains: do we have enough reason
to hope that we shall one day know her true story? Building on the
first edition, a more in depth look is taken at some of the
greatest scandals to date - with an interpretation of the
psychological behavior of Ann Freedman the former president and
director of the Knoedler Gallery.
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