Hundreds of counterfeit Savrasov and Shishkin left our clandestine workshops in museums in Russia and the West

before the court very loud case of the massive forgery of paintings of great masters. Investigating a major fraud in the antiques market, detectives ugrozyska seen that in the Russian market sales of works of art is valid criminal network on demand, production and sale of imitations of famous signatures. It was found that the case brought antique-clients, consultants are selected in the auction picture unfamiliar artists and restorers. Forgery, bedevil Russia and Western Europe over the past three years, akin to «Ninth shaft» Aivazovsky. Fakes of such high quality that they do not identify the experts and the Sotheby's world-class museums.

representative of the Criminal Investigation Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Colonel Ilya Ryasnoy told «WP», that profit «Black Market» Antique falshivok only in Russia is already several hundred million dollars a year.

- Both in Russia and the West - he told - is azhiotazhny demand for Russian landscape painting, especially in the paintings of XIX century. This works by Russian artists are estimated at 10-20 times more expensive than foreign authors the same school.

demand, as is known, gives rise to the proposal. And con artists did not fail to take advantage of today's art boom. Most loud criminal case in Russia for the sale of falshivok now began to consider the capital of Tver court. Co-owners of an art gallery «Russian Collection» spouses Igor and Tatiana Preobrazhensky from St. Petersburg have accused the organization of one of the largest frauds in the Russian market.

Claims gallery Preobrazhensky presented their friend, the owner of the network auto Valery Uzzhin. Since 2005, he bought them about 30 paintings at a price of 100-150 thousand dollars. Including landscapes once forgotten, now rapidly entering the fashion artist Peredvizhniki late XIX century, Alexander Kiselyov. All pictures have expert confirmation of the Tretyakov Art Gallery and the All-Russian Art Restoration Center Grabar. But once, in the words of a businessman, one of his acquaintances, a connoisseur of painting, looking at his home collection, has questioned the authenticity of paintings. An independent expert has confirmed the worst assumptions: a «brand» Kisseleva Uzzhinu sold fakes. For example, the canvas «Summer time» were slightly modified picture of «Forest road leading to the rural homes», written in 1883 by the Danish painter Janus LaKurom. Previously, she was sold to anonymous buyer at an auction in Copenhagen for 2 thousand dollars. This buyer is found a consequence, a Dmitry Kubiynikov known in antiquarian circles as Dima-Bull. At the European auctions, he bought paintings by Dutch artists of the XIX century style of writing which was similar to the Russian classics. But the cost they are ten times cheaper. Cloth brought to Moscow, a little bit of «adjusted», and then sold under the guise of expensive paintings, in particular, of the same Kisseleva. This method of sophisticated forgery many complicated analysis. In fact, matches, and the time of writing, pictures, colors and composition of the time, and even writing.

The businessman claimed that bought 15 of the Transfiguration of Russified fakes at $ 3 million, but in criminal cases is limited to four proven forgery. The couple were arrested Preobrazhensky. Investigations Committee at MIA without charge in the sale of Entrepreneur falshivok attributed to the classic Russian academic painting of the XIX century artist Kisseleva. The couple did not acknowledge his guilt and, in turn, accuse the former friend of fraud. Tatiana Preobrazhenskaya is already several months into SIzo, her husband remained at large under subscribed arrest. And if the court considers them guilty, they face up to 15 years imprisonment. Hiding from the investigation Dimu-bull declared wanted.

This is a criminal case brought to the established network сыщиков rigged. But at the same time, it is believed in antiquarian circles, hit the domestic market of Russian painting. Many collectors because of the fear to buy an expensive fake stopped buying paintings.

Criminal dealers antique black market retrain. To steal paintings by well-known artists becomes unprofitable: сыщиков efforts and alert experts to reduce opportunities for sale. The most «abducted» Russian artist - Ivan Aivazovsky. Since 1992, from museums and private collections lost more than half of his works.

is another thing to engage in marketing «turned» paintings. In such a fake picture of a little-known foreign artist made some changes. For example, the stop is not typical for the Russian landscape details, and signature of the author «rusifitsiruetsya».

According to Colonel Ryasnogo, forging not only paintings, but all that has demand in the market: the masterpieces of Faberge, icons, decorations, works of decorative art.

If in the Soviet period were engaged in forgery of paintings schitanye unit clandestine craftsmen, who usually were not the masters of the highest class with a higher education, today the production falshivok take the whole team. And not only in Russia. Not so long ago in the Ukraine, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, was discovered underground laboratories for mass production of fake antiquities. According to its latest hardware equipment is much ahead of forensic laboratories Ukrainian сыщиков.

As a rule, the fakes are marketed through a completely legal channels. For example, art galleries and antique shops, whose owners have a good reputation. This criminal trade Rossvyazohrankulturu forced to issue a special directory fakes, have flocked to the capital market. Recently released fourth directory «Warning: possible forgery!». It published photos of 200 paintings whose authenticity is questionable. Although each of them has a positive expert opinion of specialists of our major museums.

By the way, has carefully studied the catalogs of fakes left, direction Tretyakov discovered more than 120 paintings by recognized experts in their time and sold as genuine originals in Russian painting of XIX century. At what stage they were originals, now understands consequence.

- We conducted an analysis of these works, - said the deputy director Tretyakov Lydia Iovleva - and concluded that, of 561 artworks submitted to directories, our experts have passed through the 215. Of these, 116 have received negative feedback, and 96 forgeries were found originals. It is our mistake, and we recognize them.

forge not only the canvas. Several years ago, through Interpol in Russia came the request to check whether no stolen Picasso work in the Hermitage «Female Portrait». The picture was found on the black market, it has been marked by three labels, confirming that at various times belonged to the canvas three museums. At the time of the request - the Hermitage. The presence of a triple-labeling and attracted buyers shadow: hence, the true picture of Picasso and very expensive. Verified. «Female Portrait» was on the ground, in the Hermitage. The labels were perfect copies of forgery in the Picasso.

Experts known cases where the historical picture, which the heroes were the Vikings, issued for work on the ancient Russian Sergei Gribkov story. Landscapes Aivazovsky cook in huge quantities from the French and Italians. Quite a lot, and «Shishkina». For forgery of his signature paintings of artists using Dusseldorf school: the manner of performance, they are often really very close to the Russian painter. In 2004, Sotheby's auction scandal erupted: tender was withdrawn landscape Shishkina, although the authenticity has been confirmed by experts. It turned out that this is the work of Dutch Marinus Kukkuka.

Russify by Fyodor Vasilyev work of one artist Wilhelm Porsta, which was sold in Munich five years ago for a thousand euros. And forgery immediately went to the West for 300 thousand euros. Such gains are not even dreamed of drug traffickers.

victim of fraud just has not been and the Moscow government. The City intends to acquire over 100 thousand dollars for the Tretyakov picture Apollinary Vasnetsova depicting Moscow XIX century. The examination found: forgery.

The whole problem is that the quality of performance falshivok often exceeds the level of expertise. It is impossible to accurately estimate the number and falsifikata. Some experts argue that other private collections in Russia - up to one third of forgery. However, neither of whom you do not hear the details of where and what of the fake.

100 per cent the authenticity of certain works of art today can not be nobody. Among the artists popular anecdote: «... And you give a guarantee that this picture is true? - Of course. Warranty two years ... »So, this is not anecdote: famous auction of Sotheby's guarantee is for two years. Today, for example, is attributed to the canvas painted Titian, but after two years, thanks to newly developed methods of research, it appears that it is not a Titian. According to American experts, in private and public collections in the West there are about eight thousand false Russian avant-garde. How many counterfeit «Shishkina» and «Levitanov» kochuet of Russian space, nobody can say.

combat counterfeiting and help them to identify emerging technologies that support or refute the findings of expert artists. For the examination of the unique paintings of a neutron activation analysis of several milligrams of paint. X-ray can detect some subtle details. In fact, often an old picture cause a new story, giving her later work for the well-known artist.

richer information obtained through the neutron autoradiography. Neutrons have been successfully used to determine the authenticity of several works by Ralph Bleykloka. After this examination of the painting «Night alleys», the author of many years was considered Bleyklok, museum plate had to be replaced. Now it is: «Anonymous». How many of these labels may appear in museums, one can not say.

Source: www.rg.ru