authentication
Banksy murals prove to be an attribution minefield
Problems arise over issues of ownership, illegality of street art and the artist’s refusal to sign works
Read MorePossible Forging of Modern Art Is Investigated
Federal authorities are investigating whether a parade of paintings and drawings, sold for years by some of New York’s most elite art dealers as the work of Modernist masters like Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock, actually consists of expert forgeries, according to people who have been interviewed or briefed by the investigators.
Read MoreThe problem with authenticating Warhol
While some fear the negative effects of the closure of the vetting board, others say its role was not essential.
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