In Venezuela show two "Odalisques" Matisse - the original and a fake
ARTinvestment.RU   30 октября 2014

Painting "odalisque in red pants" was stolen from the Museum of contemporary art in Caracas, something just didn't know because the original was replaced by a copy. After the return of their original decided to show together - real and fake Matisse

This theft has become a sensation for more than ten years ago. When in 2002 it was discovered that instead of the original works of Henri Matisse's "odalisque in red pants" at the Museum of contemporary art of Caracas (Venezuela) for a few months, and even years hung fake, all wondered why so long no one noticed. But the fact remained that the painting was bought by the Museum in 1981, over 480 thousand dollars, lost (according to different versions, or about 1999, or about 2001), and hung in the hall of copies no one recognized falshivki.

that the original walking somewhere on the art market, first learned the art dealer from Miami Genaro Ambrosino (Genaro Ambrosinо). The rumours about the attempted sale of paintings by Matisse Colonel of the National guard of Venezuela. Ambrosino reported this to the Museum, but the staff until the last was to recognize the fact of theft. The dealer had to sound the alarm through the media, and as a result, the Museum is acknowledged for its opasnosti.

Ten years it took to track down a picture. The journalist of Marianela Balbi (Marianela Balbi), who wrote a whole book about the kidnapping "Odalisques in red trousers", says that the work of Matisse over the years several times passed from hand to hand, and visited new York, Paris, Mexico city and ended up in Miami, where she was found by FBI agents. Were arrested two men who tried to sell a stolen painting. However, the personality of those who stole it from the Museum, and were not ustanovleny.

now, in 2012, the work of Matisse, estimated at $ 3 million, was returned to the Museum of Caracas. And recently exhibited in the halls of the Museum next to the copy. The hoax was recognized very inaccurate: it was painted in acrylic paint, not oil, there are obvious differences with the original, different color, detail. If all this is true and fake really so bad, it is unclear why it is not only inexperienced viewers, but also with experts it was never in doubt for so long? The exhibition genuine and fake Matisse from the series "Find ten differences" can even be called a sort of art installation - so many important questions about our perception of art she stavit.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: reuters.com, artinvestment.ru