It’s hard to find a fruity drink that doesn’t taste like something you’ll regret in the morning, but occasionally one comes along that subverts expectations. Case in point: the Gran Cobbler, a ...
Forgery in the manner of John Constable (1776–1837), "Seascape," watercolor, The Courtauld, London (all images courtesy Samuel Courtauld Trust) LONDON — A certain romanticism surrounds art forgery.
This week, a collector approached us with some American historical autographs, among them a pay warrant signed by Benjamin Franklin. It immediately brought to mind the National Archives' recent ...
An Italian artist has been arrested under suspicion of painting a fake El Greco connected to the Old Master forgery ring. This painting, San Francesco was seized from the Ca 'dei Carraresi in Treviso ...
What, exactly, is the “value” of a work of art? I have been asking myself this question since I read an Asahi Shimbun story about the Tokushima Modern Art Museum’s announcement that an oil painting in ...
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A former Rush Township employee is being accused of forgery after police said she allegedly wrote ...
Two men are accused of kidnapping, forgery and theft after an incident that occurred on Tuesday.
“Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.” —Jim Uhls In February, 1972, the cover of Time magazine featured a portrait of American author Clifford Irving under the banner headline “Con Man of the ...
There are 11 suspects in the investigation, including a 77-year-old ringleader. Patrick Haggenmueller, head of the Art Investigation Unit of the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, stands next to ...
Can you tell if someone’s lying? There are scientifically proven traits that most people exhibit when they’re cooking up a lie. Sweaty palms. Dry throat. Tight collar. Fidgety movements. Right-handed ...