Experts warn about a new wave of fakes graphics, sweeping art-рынок
ARTinvestment.RU   28 января 2020

The development of new print techniques and accessibility are increasingly becoming an irresistible temptation for the creators of more high-quality counterfeits circulation of works of art

Unscrupulous sellers have long been deceiving customers by offering them under the guise of copyright prints at best ordinary posters. With the advent of the Internet and early online-продаж fraudsters life has become easier, and now, according to law enforcement officers in the United States and Europe, the number of counterfeit graphics on the market is a real concern.

"Over the past few years we have seized hundreds of fakes, which were sold under the guise of Liechtenstein, Georg Baselitz, Picasso and others, but was made in Italy, Spain and Portugal" — said Elena Spahic, officer of the Bavarian police in Munich, specializing in anti-counterfeiting of works of art.

In Basel, the Swiss authorities are conducting an investigation against an expert in art, which, according to them, over the last 10 years sold hundreds of fake online lottery works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso and many others.

, improved methods of photomechanical reproduction of images has facilitated the production of high-quality fake fingerprints. According to John Juice specializing in the sale of prints of Picasso and Edvard Munch in one of the galleries of Manhattan, "according to-настоящему a good reproduction can fool many experts."

According to experts, the palm is among the most frequently counterfeited authors printed graphics keep Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. In addition to them, the market is also quite common to find fake "teraku" Picasso, Klee and Gerhard Richter, as well as false work, sold under the name Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse.

Heirs of Liechtenstein, according to their representative, sent letters to sellers of counterfeit printed pages, and even spoke to the FBI. The heirs of the artist emphasize that the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation has ever given certificates on the artist's work. "If the customer is offered a "certificate of authenticity" — is fake" — reads one of the statements of the representatives of the Fund.

Hubertus Butin, art historian working on a book about the forgeries, said the biggest problem with fake printed sheets is that they are "subject to the principle of the eternal return". "Usually, they don't disappear forever, — he says. — once they show up, they do-то way back into circulation on the art market. If forgery was not seized from its creators, their associates or dealers and collectors, its owners or their heirs can through what-то time to bring her back into circulation".

time after Time "surface", even after numerous arrests, and many well-known authors and sellers of fakes. Art-дилер Vincent Lopresto for selling fake works of art, including graphics by Damien Hirst, was convicted and imprisoned three times. Currently, he is serving a sentence in another prison in the state of new-Йорк after 2017, the court found him guilty of Grand theft and fraud.

Ifthe chance of stumbling on a poster instead of a print with the purchase of works of graphics in the gallery or dealer is large enough, then buying a global online-площадках — "supermarkets" that sell everything — is turning into a lottery. American experts on control over observance of copyright when re-selling work every day to identify and try to remove from the auction literally hundreds of such works. Global online-платформы, including Amazon, eBay and Etsy from time to time make statements about how they struggle with selling fake works of art, but what-либо guarantee the purchase of this artwork may be appeal or to a trusted professionals or places specializing in the sale of such graphics and has a good reputation.

More reviews of specialists and a more detailed description of the creativity of the authors of the most counterfeited results The New York Times.

Source: nytimes.com



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