Passport for a masterpiece
 

Passport for a masterpiece
Antique dealers attended the authenticity of artifacts

Text: Andrew Evplanov

17.09.2013 , 00:42

   
In Russia every year takes about a thousand crimes related to trafficking in cultural property . The business of manufacturing counterfeit works of art more profitable and less risky than, for example , ordinary theft.

For a fake antiques can give 12 years in prison for forgery for the purpose of substituting a museum exhibit - 15 years. But to prove what purpose manufactures duplicate , very difficult. Counterfeiter can say that was producing souvenirs and was not going to pass them off as originals , an artist who has faked picture can say that I wrote the copy and not hide it . The expert will tell you that he was mistaken , thinking that a copy - the original . A dealer said that he did not know that buying a copy .

According to the deputy director of the department of state of art Ekaterina Selezneva Ministry of Culture , forgery always existed, but such a frightening amount was not there before . She believes that in general all of this for a decade and runs a highly qualified international cartel , because everything that happens , and then the quality of fakes, that we get evidence of the highest professional level of these people. Today the market of antiques "walking" at least 40 %of counterfeit paintings in the price range of 100-200 thousand dollars and more than 25 %of fakes cost over 200 thousand " Of the total number of pictures that bring us to the examination, from 40 to 70 %are forgery , "- said the director of a center of expertise " Art Consulting " Denis Lukashin .

According to estimates of the Investigative Committee , the turnover in the market of fake paintings of 170-200 million dollars a year. If 10 years ago in the antique shops were fakes 5-10%, now - more than two -thirds . It is noteworthy that among relatively inexpensive antiques forgery generally over 80%. Fake almost everything: antique porcelain , furniture , clocks , sculptures , old coins .

According to the founder of the Eastern European Antique House Sergei Yunina , the situation on the Russian antiques market is very difficult . According to him, the number of counterfeit works of art catastrophically high, and experts issuing opinions that are often wrong and are not responsible for their mistakes . Most experts are engaged . Their experts have the rich collectors and banks, their - at dealers .

The problem of examination today one of the most acute . In Russia examination banned all public museums. Only the organizations that do not have such status - Center Grabar and GosNIIR . Among individual examinations are best known independent research expertise behalf PM Tretyakov and "Art Consulting ."

Change the situation and make the antique market transparency offered by a major change in its methodology and procedure. To do this, set up the National Institute for independent examination. As the general director of the Institute, the Ministry of Culture expert , Vladimir Kazakov, "institute is equipped with high-tech equipment to determine the authenticity of antiques , and the bet will be placed precisely on the chemical and technological expertise , which is particularly important for the decorative and applied arts and numismatics. Initially, we will develop technology expertise and insurance in numismatics . attract the best experts , the people who listen to the opinion of collectors, dealers and auction houses . " The institute has high-tech equipment to determine the authenticity of antiques and will be counted on to make chemical- technological expertise , which is particularly important for the decorative and applied arts and numismatics. In addition, each examination will be immune from mistakes. In the event that the subject would be questionable , the buyer will be able to regain its value. The presence of insurance will open the door for a Russian expert on Western markets , where domestic expertise is still not trusted.

http://rg.ru/2013/09/17/antikvariat.html

10 stories about counterfeit works of art that are taken for originals
 

10 stories about counterfeit works of art that are taken for originals

Forbes Russia - Sep 19 . 2013

Gallery , as it turned out , was selling dozens of famous paintings of authorship alleged post- modernists - Rothko , Pollock, de Kooning . Counterfeits were found after one of the clients gallery doubted that bought them for $ 17 million picture really was ...

Artem what is the purpose of your messages , especially those ?
What kind of evaluation of the investigative committee ? On what data they are based on the number of criminal cases ? But in my time of two and a handful. If they know of so many fakes , what are waiting for ?
All internal and gallery- auction turnover does not exceed $ 100 million a year. It is our assessment , more

Why exaggerate the umpteenth time the same stories ? The forum is a special section where experts offer information on suspicious patterns and if you are so concerned about this topic here there and publish specific things. And the benefit to all and you will thank you.
And so, while it's like trying to put a shadow on the fence.

Dear Konstantin, if that is not the case, remove ....

Yes, it's not that , but until we remove , anything anyone wants to speak out.
With expertise not so bad lately. There is a problem with trust is yes. But it will not be solved with the emergence of yet another expert organization that will use the services of the same experts ( young , not really on the way , here's where the global problem). Can radically change the situation personal insurance experts following the example of France. But then , I'm afraid , without legislative intervention is necessary.

I have not advertised ... Just for me, they are still just a novice . And the level of the organization leaves much to be desired, emphatically assert itself a little ... and what happens , time will tell . In order to carry out his plan by them they will need some conflict actions for which they are not likely to go , given their activities.

Creates the appearance of an intrigue of some characters at a press conference on the opening of a new expert organization http://artinvestment.ru/news/artnews...onference.html
 
Apparently , you need to wait and see how things develop !

Buy a certificate and something else will become more expensive and everything.
Then check their bodies and will be closed and will be a long trial ...

For God's sake Pavel, please write to the relevant themes (modern art) why do you need to insert a strange replica of the topics where you just do not understand? For once, personally engaged the expertise , communicate with experts , see the equipment? Well, why this flood ...

I know all of this is my work , but all the titanic work of the Institute can be destroyed by the opportunity to get a certificate for a bribe . The more respectable name , the higher the bar , but at these prices, everything is possible. The examination must be linked with trade not know how can a percent or even how.

The examination must be insured. That's all. After two punctures , grief expert will not be able to get insurance (insurance companies will not operate at a loss ) and will automatically cease to be so.