Fakes & copies
Abundance of sophisticated fakes in China causes widespread worries
“The forgeries business is in full swing”
Fakes of archaic Chinese jades are flooding the market
A dealer sounds the alarm
How has the Hain affair affected the market?
Prices have never been higher, but selectivity is vital
Marilyn photos sales flop; one set was just too expensive, the others were fake
A sign that even this highly popular market for images of the screen icon has its limits–and danger
Ming and Qing Chinese ceramics: A flood of fakes from Jingdezhen
Forgers reportedly work to order from Sotheby’s catalogues
Cache of Dalí fakes found in warehouses owned by John Peter Moore
Moore was once the friend and agent of the artist
Lewis Hine prints under scrutiny as hundreds are found to have been posthumously produced
Many Lewis Hine images have been printed after his death without authorisation, some on papers from as late as the seventies
Piero Manzoni “Achrome” a fake
The court was convinced by differences in the artists' technique
Authenticity and connoisseurship: How do we know it's real?
With a Calder, the judge overruled the expert; with a Schiele, the judge decided deceit was the clincher, and with a Braque, the judge upheld Christie’s right to fear liability
Variant vindicated? Van Gogh Museum defends its “Garden of St Paul’s”
Van Gogh fakes controversy continues
The Modernist fakes mountain: How many John Drewe forgeries remain unidentified
Nearly 200 paintings forged by John Drewe may be on the market. The Art Newspaper tracked down 40
What's on: “Treasures of deceit: archaeology and the forger’s craft”
Springfield: real or fake?
'The biggest contemporary art fraud of the century'
John Drewe probably faked as many as 200 pictures, tampering with archive material and duping the experts
Authenticity debate continues to tarnish Dr Gachet's Cézanne and Van Gogh donations at Grand Palais exhibition
The show gives the Musée d’Orsay’s verdict on its own questioned Van Goghs and draws attention to problems with other articles from the Gachet Collection
Judge orders smashing of Giacometti plaster models
Founder of unauthorised casts sentenced to ten years
Exploitation of the Tate Archives: Trial of accused paintings fraudster
John Drewe donated money to the Tate and allegedly doctored its documents
Jawlensky paintings are being branded as fakes, but the artists’ descendants defend their inclusion in the recent catalogue raisonné
“My grandfather copied his own works”
Fraudulent former dealer duped Irish Georgian Society, cheated investors out of £1.8 million, and sent fake Expressionists to tour twelve US colleges
Bryn Lloyd Williams, a former dealer, duped Desmond Guinness of the Irish Georgian Society and cheated investors out of £1.8 million, while Expressionist fakes toured 12 US colleges
Letters: Copies are not the same as forgeries, writes artist Michael Herstand
A defence of the Helion 'hoax'
The Van Gogh fakes scandal: the tally one year later
Last July, The Art Newspaper broke the news that at least 45 Van Gogh paintings were suspect. This is what has happened since
New research shows Yasuda Sunflowers picture to be authentic Van Gogh
“Sunflowers” back in bloom
Additional fakes land on the Spanish market
Amidst arrests regarding contraband and fake art importing
Bacon vs Bacon: Debate over the authenticity of Cristiano Ravarino's drawings goes to court
The case is particularly difficult given the scarcity of drawings by the artist
Christie’s sale loses a probable half million over withdrawn paintings found to be fakes
Experts proved just before last year’s auction in New York that at least six paintings were recent forgeries
We revealed that as many as forty-five well-known Van Goghs might be fakes. Now John Leighton, director of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, responds
"There is room for uncertainty around the edges"
Leading scholar on Claude-Emile Schuffenecker suggests the artist may be the author of suspected Van Gogh fakes
New revelations point fingers at the artist, but the question of whether they were forgeries or merely innocent copies remains
Why we are happy with our four oil paintings: The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam responds to leading scholar’s doubt
The Van Gogh fakes controversy continues
At least 45 Van Goghs may well be fakes: The Art Newspaper investigates
Sixteen of the doubted paintings are displayed in the Van Gogh museum; leading scholars to consider another 21 dubious works
Forty-five Van Gogh fakes? How many really are there?
Scholars say that famous paintings are not by the artist. Provenances difficult to prove