Sotheby's bought the firm for scientific examination
ARTinvestment.RU   07 декабря 2016

The head of Orion Analytical James Martin is engaged in the authentication of works of art for forty years. Now he will do it within the walls of Sotheby's

Especially for James Martin inside Sotheby's will create a Department of scientific research (Scientific Research Department). The auction house has collaborated with the firm Orion Analytical, about 20 years before I decided to buy it.

At the disposal of the new Department will now be the latest technical and scientific developments in the field of examination of works of art. Sotheby's will be able to conduct independently research the provenance and authorship of works offered for auction.

James Martin engaged in the scientific examination of more than forty years. Spent more than 1 800 studies, he taught at the Institute Getty conservation cooperated with the FBI in cases of counterfeiting for 20 years and has played a key role in the investigations of recent years.

the Purchase of the company by James Martin was the next in a number of important acquisitions made by the auction house Sotheby's for the last time. For example, in early November, it was announced the purchase of the Sotheby's index of art Mey-Мозеса.

Sources: artmarketmonitor.com, prnewswire.com, artinvestment.ru



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