Fakebusters. II, scientific detection of fakery in art and philately /
Now that the sale of a Picasso painting has exceeded US$100 million at auction, the forgers are extricating their bag of tricks. This fascinating collection of papers provides an eclectic coverage of the art and philatelic concerns in safeguarding the integrity of creative artists. It paints a broad...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : |
Publication Dates: | 2004. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Series in popular science ;
v. 4 |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5640#t=toc |
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Now that the sale of a Picasso painting has exceeded US$100 million at auction, the forgers are extricating their bag of tricks. This fascinating collection of papers provides an eclectic coverage of the art and philatelic concerns in safeguarding the integrity of creative artists. It paints a broader swath of the problems in art authentication, including philatelic fraud. The articles represent 24 expert contributions on relevant topics pertaining to the scientific detection of forgery in art and philately. |
Item Description: | "Based on the proceedings of the symposium held at Photonics East 1999, sponsored by SPIE, the International Optical Engineering Society, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010, USA ; ICAI, the International Center for Art Intelligence, Culver City, CA 90230-5109, USA ; FFE, Fakes, Forgeries, and Experts, Castagnola, CH-6976, Switzerland"--T.p. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x,317pages) : illustrations (some color). |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789812701374 (electronic bk.) |
CLC: | J0-05 |
Contents: | 1. Preface / Richard J. Weiss -- 2. R.W. Wood; Fakebuster extraordinaire / William Seabrook -- 3. Art fakes and the statue of limitations / Alan Feld -- 4. Authenticity of engraved scrimshaw / Donald Ridley -- 5. Detection of philatelic forgeries / Mercer Bristow -- 6. Insurability of art / Renee Vara -- 7. DNA as a security marker / Chris Outwater, Rick Tullis -- 8. Authentication at a small museum / Douglas K.S. Hyland -- 9. Art in transit / Dorit Straus -- 10. Raman spectroscopy in the art world / Ken P.J. Williams, Lucia Burgio and Robin J.H. Clark -- 11. Fakes, Forgeries and Experts (FF |