@elenore88 also - this woman said there was a 'prevelance' of zinc and chronium colours. who's to say it was just badly damaged and the person who restored it, in the 19thC or whenever just used what they had on hand. Can they prove the whole ground is zinc white and that chronium colours are used throughout? Looks a bit suss to me. Sometimes paintings can be so badly damaged or yellowed with age that a restorer (particularly in the past) can end up almost having to repaint the whole thing.
elenore grey YOUR SO RIGHT IT VERY WELL INDEED COULD BE A OLD PAINTING CREATED BY THAT ARTIST AND DUE THE FACT THAT YEARS LATER, JUST SAY IT NEEDS TO BE RESTORED AND WHOSE TO SAY TO WHAT DEGREE AND WHO TO SAY BY DOING A RESTORE IT WAS SHORTEN THE ACTUAL DAYS IN THE YEARS IT WAS CREATED?? Meaning if it has been done in 1700’s and restore in 1820’s and authenticated in 2018 who’s to say that the authentication will actual find that it was indeed from the 1700’s oppose to the 1800’s due to the fact it been restore previous which would seem to block the true essence in the oldness of the painting. I UNDERSTAND CLEARLY I JUST WONDER DO OTHERS!!!
@elenore88 (someone can be overzealous with cleaning, smoke or burn damage - lots of possibilities.) Not saying they're wrong, necessarily, but something like this would be quite a jewel in the crown of a 'fakes' exhibition. A little lack or convenient oversight in the research department and how many more people would they have paying to see it? My thoughts anyway.
this painting, I agree is an amazing fake painting by a master forger! It is worth owning as an amazing work of art too.
Nicely done video- short, yet informative.
Fake or not, the are amazing works of art, done by skillfull talented artists...
Interesting. Wish all museums could afford to do this. Alas, not all areas appreciate the arts.
@elenore88 also - this woman said there was a 'prevelance' of zinc and chronium colours. who's to say it was just badly damaged and the person who restored it, in the 19thC or whenever just used what they had on hand.
Can they prove the whole ground is zinc white and that chronium colours are used throughout?
Looks a bit suss to me. Sometimes paintings can be so badly damaged or yellowed with age that a restorer (particularly in the past) can end up almost having to repaint the whole thing.
elenore grey
YOUR SO RIGHT IT VERY WELL INDEED COULD BE A OLD PAINTING CREATED BY THAT ARTIST AND DUE THE FACT THAT YEARS LATER, JUST SAY IT NEEDS TO BE RESTORED AND WHOSE TO SAY TO WHAT DEGREE AND WHO TO SAY BY DOING A RESTORE IT WAS SHORTEN THE ACTUAL DAYS IN THE YEARS IT WAS CREATED?? Meaning if it has been done in 1700’s and restore in 1820’s and authenticated in 2018 who’s to say that the authentication will actual find that it was indeed from the 1700’s oppose to the 1800’s due to the fact it been restore previous which would seem to block the true essence in the oldness of the painting. I UNDERSTAND CLEARLY I JUST WONDER DO OTHERS!!!
@elenore88 (someone can be overzealous with cleaning, smoke or burn damage - lots of possibilities.)
Not saying they're wrong, necessarily, but something like this would be quite a jewel in the crown of a 'fakes' exhibition. A little lack or convenient oversight in the research department and how many more people would they have paying to see it?
My thoughts anyway.
Really cool stuff. Science meets the arts. Wondering if you could help me with an art mystery
Look up Mystery Old Portrait here on you tube.
Don't approve of what the forger did. All he did was to get lots of people upset.