I, of course, also not an expert, but something to clarify, I hope I can.
With Aivazovsky's simple. Aivazovsky for their lives written about 6 thousand paintings, of which part can be found in museums. And through the sale on the world's auction houses are about 40 thousand paintings attributed Aivazovsky. Aivazovsky Present at today's auctions can be found very rarely. Even more difficult to determine the authenticity of Aivazovsky, because counterfeits of it are often very high quality and serious experts on Aivazovsky very little. Hence it is clear how appears on Ayvazovsky auction from 6 euros, if the real price of such work should be 100 times higher (if not more). Someone, however, fall for such an obvious fake, and buys it.
Approximately the same situation and with other artists. If the work is exhibited at an auction at a much lower cost than similar work of the same artist (size, quality, period), it is a very compelling reason to think about its authenticity. For this reason, these lots are often not sold.
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