Product counterfeiting and investigation in the State Tretyakov Gallery

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All the news media a few days as full of this article.: Confused:

In the Tretyakov began an internal investigation.

In Rossvyazohrankultury surprised that check in the State Tretyakov Gallery will exercise the same people who signed the "wrong conclusion".

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As the "Y", the State Tretyakov Gallery launched an internal investigation into the publication in the "Catalog of counterfeit works of art" works that have received expert advice in the gallery. The Dangers of the investigation, found out Maya Stravinsky.

Three volumes catalog forgeries of paintings have been published jointly by the publisher Vladimir Roshchin Rossvyazokhrankultura under the auspices and with the support of the gallery "Triumph". The last directory was presented to the public in early March. The catalogs published by a pair of paintings, "twins" - an affordable work a little-known artist, the other - attributed as the product of Ivan Shishkin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Andrei Bogolyubov, Mikhail Klodt or Konstantin Makovsky, whose signature increased the cost of painting dozens of times. While customers can enjoy the catalog as a base on the market fakes. In the fourth volume is planned to demonstrate how the forgery found otherwise authorship - that is, to publish opinions that are issued, in particular, the State Tretyakov Gallery.

A few days ago, as the publisher catalog Vladimir Roshchin, director of the Tretyakov Gallery was given copies of these expert opinions. It is likely, and forced the leadership to initiate an internal investigation into the gallery. The corresponding order of the gallery director Valentin Rodionov signed March 13 and ordered to freeze all foreign activities of the department examination, which, according to Vladimir Roshchina, continued to advise the population, despite the ban on the practice of commercial expertise.

Recall, the Tretyakov Gallery has been publicly implicated in the wrong examination. When in 2004 at auction Sotheby `s work of Dutch artist Marinus Adrian Kukkuka tried to pass off as Ivan Shishkin's landscape on the basis of expert opinion GTG. In the end a scandal forced the immediate superior museum staff Mikhail Shvydkoi to withdraw from the position of museums item of commercial expertise, thereby prohibiting the museum staff to accompany her on behalf of the public galleries. Several days ago the deputy head Anatoly Vilkov Rossvyazohrankultury sent GTG director Valentin Rodionov letter in which he begged them to stop any consultation and to limit access to the archive department of the State Tretyakov Gallery examination, "that all documents were left intact.

Some experts, whose signatures are under the findings for possible fraud, nevertheless recently been evaluated in Rossvyazohrankultury. When asked why, having on hand such opinions Tretyakov, Rossvyazokhrankultura attested to these experts, Anatoly Vilkov said: "To call for accountability is not authorized to carry out examination of art, we could not, and now that they have received from our power - we can." However, as explained Anatoly Vilkov, now for "knowingly false" expert opinion of law enforcement can bring an expert only if the examination was ordered for trial or investigation file. And to prosecute for a private examination by prosecutors office no. That is the only thing that can threaten the expert for the error - is the denial of the very appraisal. But if it is proven fact of conscious fraud, the consequences may be different.

In Rossvyazokhrankultura surprised that the verification of the museum will exercise the same people who signed these "erroneous conclusions. Deputy Director of the Tretyakov Gallery Lydia explained Iovleva told Kommersant that the work of the department examination will be only the first stage of verification. "As long as they instructed to check any information they provided in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Rossvyazokhrankultura, - said Mrs. Iovleva .- It is not known where the error of our experts, and where only ascribe it to us. By March 26 examination department would submit its report, then we will create a commission of staff Tretyakov Gallery, which are not included in the examination department, and following a press conference. "

Accusations of museum experts in cahoots with the fraudsters deputy director of the gallery called groundless. "In this directory, - said Lydia Iovleva - are examples of such fraud, which we had not encountered. But experts living people, they can make mistakes, and the crooks are doing such workshops fraud that it is difficult not to be mistaken. To catch cheaters, too difficult, Experts blame, of course, easier. " [Channel "Culture", 21/03/2008: (zamrukovoditelya Rossvyazokhrankultura) Fork had a chance with the experts of the Tretyakov Gallery, which issued about eighty conclusions [about the authenticity of paintings, which later proved to be forgeries]. "When it comes to such an extent that we can speak of the system" - he believes cutting .- K. Ru] To deal with the numerous mistakes museum staff, Anatoly Vilkov plans to convene a number of certified expert advice that would have made a decision on this matter. "If they decide to professional incompetence of experts, - said Anatoly Vilkov - then Rossvyazokhrankultura will deprive them of their certification or apply to the Tretyakov Gallery and recommend to remove these experts to work in the examination department of the museum."

Anatoly Vilkov also added that the issue of consultation should be handled by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography. Anna Kolupaeva, head of the cultural heritage Roskultura, told Kommersant that the consultations, which gives the Tretyakov Gallery, she did not hear. "Any collection of money for expert advice on behalf of the museum is prohibited - assured Anna Kolupaeva .- But so long as we have not seen papers which were issued under the imprint of consultation GTG, say there is nothing to". When asked whether any of the Tretyakov Gallery expert advice, Lydia Iovleva replied: "Yes, In the State Tretyakov Gallery, carry out research work, it is done by order of the director and paid for through our accounting department. And the money goes to the existence of the museum. And anyway, if you do not believe us, let them not come. And then after all come. "

[Kommersant, 24.03.2008: "Dealers have built this criminal system, and its turnover is certainly not less than the drug trade," - said one of the participants work on the catalog fakes founder of the gallery Triumph Emelyan Zakharov. He believes that this situation leads to drastic decision: "If the work is worthy provenance, it was exhibited, was published, then we can deal with it, but if it came from is unclear, and suddenly, any expert can not be trusted completely. I actively helped with the publication of the catalog imitations, and by now I am threatened. I do not understand why this should be dealt with antiquarians and not the prosecutor's office ".

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Originally Posted by Firebird

By March 26 examination department would submit its report, then we will create a committee member of the Tretyakov Gallery, which are not included in the examination department, and following a press conference ".

As a long time they find out there.
The report, then a commission, but then the press conference ...
Even with a dozen articles write ...
And the result?

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Originally Posted by Cyril Syzransky

And the result?

Maybe this is a step forward and two steps back ...

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I, frankly, very sorry for expert Tretyakov. An internal investigation is exemplary performance and PR. Guarantee does not even no insurance company: rolleyes:

I would like to add the following sentence: "Minesweeper mistake once, and then waits for his instant death.: Eek: Expert Tretyakov also wrong once. But it is waiting for him is what a deminer would envy."

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Dear Firebird,
Very well-known lady of the Tretyakov signs on examination falshaki, if something unashamedly takes for a lot of money.
And when the buyer comes to her and said that what they say so, because it falshak.
At that receives from her response that they say I signed for this work, and you slipped falshak with my expertise!
That's it!
And now they're still conferring. I wonder what?
To learn how to sign so as not to find fault with what it was?

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Now experts GTG issue of confinement under the new cap-Research and an independent examination of them. PM Tretyakov.: D