I'm writing a short story in which a man thinks he has found a painting by Khalo in some old lady's attic. He steals it and I want him to try and sell it only to find out its fake. How can I do so in a realistic fashion? Where would one go if one had found such a painting?
2007-11-19 15:32:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Read the N. Y. Times version of how Elizabeth Gibson found a Rufino Tamayo painting in the trash. The path she took to discovering the treasure she had (also a Latin artist) has some interesting parallels to your question. I pasted the link but after viewing it more than once it asks you to log on.
Try it.. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/arts/design/23pain.html
if it asks for log in .. then go to Wikipedia's version and scroll down to the last external link on the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufino_Tamayo
"One Person’s Trash Is Another Person’s Lost Masterpiece" I checked and no other site has all the details. I hope this helps!
2007-11-19 16:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact Sotheby's or Christie's for your private sale of the artwork.
They will accept your painting on consignment after you have sent them some images of the work. Once they have physically seen the work they then would be able to verify it's authenticity or lack thereof. They are very discrete about fakes.
2007-11-20 04:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by Form F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look up a local appraiser in the phone book.
2007-11-23 21:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by kyralan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋