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Kommersant »№ 194 (4494) on 19/10/2010
 

Vladimir Roshchin presented his book "The Russian experts on the cultural values", which, according to the author, was the result of his five-year operation aimed at combating the counterfeiting of art history. Vladimir Roshchin known edition of the directory "Note: search" and "Catalogue of counterfeit works of art" - the latter, in particular, has led to numerous scandals in the antique and expert environment, as presented to the public hundreds of paintings that are potentially counterfeit.

In his latest work on this subject the author set out to finally separate the sheep from the goats - in his view, the main perpetrators of domestic instability and criminality of the art market are the experts themselves. They enjoy their impunity (extreme in the history of counterfeiting is really always the art dealer seller), "settling scores with each other and with antique dealers." The new handbook of experts was drawn from the analysis of findings on cultural values (which the author passed through the hands of hundreds), and based on a survey of major Russian collectors.

As a result of this rigorous selection process in the list of experts who can be trusted, were only 24 names (in four sections: Russian painting, Western painting, applied art - works by Faberge, icons). Under Russian painting - twelve names, of which only two names of experts from the Tretyakov Gallery in section iconography - the five names, among which the name of the collector Victor Bondarenko. In the DPI in general only one name, collector and museum director of Faberge in Baden-Baden, Alexander Ivanov.

If this is all the experts who can trust the Russian collector, the prospects of our art market are grim. However, the author explains in the preface to the handbook that he has "for informational purposes and may be changed or supplemented." Tatiana Markina

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Antique dealers held hostage by the grandmothers 19.10.10 13:57 Moskovsky Komsomolets.
                                           Material posted October 19, 2010 at 13:57
70 percent of works of art in the Russian market - fake

 Following the "Catalogue of fakes" and "Warning: The search for" Vladimir Roshchin publisher issued a handbook which lists the honest experts. That's because the Russian market is filled with fake works of art. Experts believe that they share - 70 percent. A control specialists is almost impossible, unless caught in flagrante delicto.
Total in the directory listed 24 experts on cultural values. In fact, in Moscow three times as many specialists. The list does not include those experts whose false conclusions were opened with the release of six directories Note: search "and five" directory fakes ", issued by intsiative Rosokhrankultura. But even more Roshchin relied on the opinion of the famous Russian collectors, among them the five years he has conducted a survey.
- Directories and find the problem, which is still not solved - expert - said Vladimir Roshchin. - One of the experts were wrong for the money, others - by accident. When they are taken by the tail, they say: oh, wrong, sorry. So that antiquarians have been held hostage by the grandparents!
Publisher sure to monitor the reliability of expert advice, you should create a special center or association. Similar structures are already there at CHA, which is headed by Vasily Bychkov. However, it shall become optional rather than required. Vladimir Roshchin believes that false conclusions often emerge because of the strife in the shop. "For example, one expert confirms the authenticity of the picture, and another if the collector or hates the most expert, said that no, it's fake. Everything is built on personal relationships "- sure the publisher. Together with reference Mr. Roshchin presented yet and the movie titled "Errors or fraud," which brought together all the "secret history of art" that is collected over the past years for falsifying material works of art. He was confident that many more people are trading expert opinions. For example, there are at the Center Grabar. Here in the Tretyakov Gallery, which several years ago confessed to a hundred false conclusions, now everything is in order. With the advent of the new Director of the situation there has changed dramatically.
Meanwhile, thanks to directories "Attention: search" in the museum funds were returned more than 200 million rubles.
Of course, one should not assume that this book "Russian experts kulturynm values," the ultimate truth. It lists mostly those people who are called by collectors. But to continue to work on a handbook Roshchin not going to. He is confident that this state should do.

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Prison crying

Released directory of Russian experts on cultural values
22.10.2010 /Julia Vinogradova. Nezavisimaya Gazeta - 3 hours ago

Just a few days before the opening of the Russian Antique Salon hosted a presentation guide "Russian experts on cultural property" and the movie "Errors or fraud", telling about the state of the Institute examination of works of art in Russia. The author of both projects - Vladimir Roshchin, publisher and co-director of Catalogs tracing and fraud Rosokhrankultura. At the time these publications aroused antiques market and have been dubbed "Black Book". However, as reported by himself Roshchin current projects no scandalous sensation can not be held, but are merely the logical result of his years of work.
The film - already a bit late (released in 2009). It still stands already largely discredited expert Vladimir Petrov, and we are talking about the Tretyakov Gallery and the Grabar Center, where during this time had time to change leadership.
But the guide is much more than a curiosity. In thin red-and-white booklet - 24 experts. List of sometimes surprising - for someone of the experts flatly do not expect it to see someone on the contrary, I would like to include. Vladimir Roshchin said that the handbook does not purport to be an exhaustive study of the theme, and all professionals who have got into it, were selected on the basis of an analysis of hundreds of examinations and interviews with leading collectors (who, apart from Aven, fell into this sheet, it is unknown - collectors, not wanting to to spoil relations with the experts prefer to hide their names). Reference little overlap with a similar set of experts accredited by the Confederation of antique and art dealers. And, obviously, will on the part of Antiquaries appropriate response.
 However, Roshchina it does not bother - he argues that the antique dealers in the majority or not guilty of anything, they just hostage situations with expertise and have always opposed Directory fraud solely from a sense of self-defense. The main culprits of the same thing that has happened in the market - experts. The verdict is harsh: "Put like someone of them in jail, then maybe something would change - says Roshchin - and then when they get caught by the tail, they just say: We were wrong."
While the market decide everything personal arrangements and have to be total irresponsibility of experts before the law, the situation will not change. Obvious need for a law on the examination, the general rules of the game, ordering relations on the market. Sam Roshchin sees the solution in the creation of a certain joint center, which would be carried out accreditation. True, to create a system already tried Rosokhrankultura. The attempt failed: the list includes hundreds of people, including the mass of unscrupulous experts.
How much agree with all of these major market participants - antique dealers will likely be known for a few days ago. Today in Moscow the Antiques Salon, which should show the current state of the art market in Russia.