Herrick and The Art Newspaper Present: Fascinating Cases of Forgery and Fakes: Art Authentication Issues
Herrick and The Art Newspaper presented a distinguished group of panelists who delved into issues of fakes and forgeries and the varying methods of authenticating art - from the use of art historical connoisseurship to provenance research to forensics and highly technical digital methods.
Topics addressed included:
- new methods of identifying fakes versus traditional connoisseurship
- controversy around artist foundations' role in authenticating artwork
- legal issues facing scholars authenticating artwork
- the law of art authentication, past, present and future
- how galleries and dealers address the problem of forgeries
- issues facing the sale of works whose authenticity have been called into question
Moderated by:
- Anna Somers Cocks, Founding Editor and CEO, The Art Newspaper
Panelists include:
- Colette Loll, Founder & Director, Art Fraud Insights
- Nicholas Petraco, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Adam Sheffer, Partner & Sales Director, Cheim & Read
- Vincent Fremont, President, Vincent Fremont Enterprises, Inc.
- Darlene Fairman, Counsel, Herrick, Feinstein LLP