Fake
Paintings
Πλαστοί Πίνακες
The
Gazette Times June 1906
Εικαστικά
ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΣΚΕΨΗ
( ο τίτλος του δημοσιεύματος )
The market at
the present is full with “old masters”, both genuine and “Faked”.
A well-known
art dealer propounds a curious theory to account for the large supply of “old
masters”.
“Many ancient
families, whose aim in life is to raise money and yet present to the world an
exterior of prosperity, have borrowed a leaf from the book of the society lady”
he said to a London Express representative.
“The society
lade has her jewels copied in paste with such skill that the necklace is still
supposed to represent many thousands of pounds.
Imitation Masters
“ In many
historic houses the priceless Rubens or Velasques is only a clever imitation. The
original has found its way into the hands of the dealers and then becomes the
property of a rich American who can afford to pay a long price.
“ There is
more of this traffic at the present time than is realized by the general
public. ”
Artists add
their testimony to the prevalence of the system of faking “old masters”.
“ There are
endless “old master” factories on the
continent” said one yesterday. “Three or four artists are employed at a weekly
wage. Their work is to turn out pictures for unscrupulous dealers.
“ A number of
artists who are clever workmen, but find it impossible to command a sale for
their pictures, develop into copyists.
“ They go to
the Louvre or the famous collections at Antwerp, Berlin, Florence and Munich
and by availing themselves of the advantages for students they rapidly acquire
the brush technique and peculiarities of color and draughtsmanship of the
artists they wish to imitate.
“ These
copies are then taken back to their studios and entirely new pictures are
invented, with all the feeling and style of the “old masters.”
Prices Paid
“ These
copyists demand prices from 50 to 200 (British) pounds for their work according
to the size of the copy and the reputation of the artist.
“ There are
men on the continent who make a specialty of different “masters”. Even in
England, I believe, there are many surreptitious Turners now being painted.
“ The methods
of inducing an appearance of age to deceive the unsuspecting purchaser are very
ingenious.
“ The
pictures are then fixed in recessed built in the flues of a wide chimney and
are left until they are begrimed and discolored.
[ Oι πίνακες μετά τοποθετούνται σε χωνευτή εσοχή, χτισμένη
στους καπναγωγούς μιας φαρδιάς καμινάδας και αφήνονται μέχρι να μαλακώσουν και
να αποχρωματιστούν.
]
“ The real experts know…
They will not tell their secrets; but in the same way as the expert can tell
genuine Chippendale furniture by passing his hand over the woodwork so the
picture expert can detect a fraudulent “old master”.
The Gazette Times,
Pittsburgh, Monday, June 18, 1906, p. 4.
( o τίτλος
της εφημερίδος )
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Fake Paintings
Πλαστοί Πίνακες
The Gazette Times
June 1906
Εικαστικά
ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ
ΣΚΕΨΗ
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