To Detect Fakes, Art Meets Science
As the recently settled Knoedler & Co. art-forgery lawsuit made clear, even the trained eyes of art connoisseurs can have their blind spots.
So some in the art market are turning to science for added reassurance, subjecting objects to tests more commonly associated with crime procedurals.
Still largely the province of laboratories at large museums and universities, and of a handful of consultants trained in that world, such reviews aren’t a magic bullet for authentication, experts say. But they can flag inconsistencies that signal a forgery.
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