the hunt for big-time art fakes
Edición de la obra False impressions
| Autor | Thomas Hoving |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Simon & Schuster |
| Fecha de publicación | 1996 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 366 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780684811345 |
| ISBN-10 | 0684811340 |
| OCLC | 33983805 |
| LCCN | 95053800 |
| Número de Cutter |
H846f |
It's time to realize that there are vast numbers of incredibly clever fakes out there, some that are of the super subtle class and need a wholly new, far more questioning and skeptical eye to be detected. Yet despite the cleverness of these fakes, each one possesses at least one silly mistake -- whether some physical property that didn't exist in ancient times or a kind of aging that cannot be natural or amusing errors of style -- mistakes that should have been detected instantly. Most forgers' blunders are so obvious and laughable that I find it a mystery why seasoned art collectors and museum professionals continually gets stung. Accompanying every fake and every fakebuster is a highly entertaining tale. What follows are some of my favorites. - Introduction.