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A History of Art Forgery

Curiously, but perhaps not surprisingly, a copy by a famous name will cost more than the original work by another artist who is less well known. In 1976, a sale at Christie’s proved this point beyond doubt, even though van de Velde was hardly a minor name, and of whom Turner himself was in awe.




Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707), Approaching Storm, oil on canvas,
sold at Christie’s, London in 1976 for £65,000.



J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), Approaching Storm, in the manner of
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707), oil on canvas, sold
at Christie’s London in 1976 for £340,000.

Hebborn, Eric. The Art Forgers Handbook.Woodstock, New York: the Overlook Press 1997. ISBN: 0-87951-767-0.




Despite the greatness of his own works, Delacroix’s copies of Rubens and Raphael number somewhere in the region of a hundred.



ABOVE LEFT: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), central panel of The Descent from the Cross, oil on panel, Kathedral van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw, Antwerp.

ABOVE RIGHT: Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) Sketch for Descent from the Cross, after Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), pen and brown ink on paper, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.

From The Art Forger’s Handbook by Eric Hebborn,Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press 1997, ©Archaeus Fine Art, London, 1997.




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Special thanks to people without whom this exhibition would not have been possible: Thea Eichler, NRCA; Billie Tucker, New Rochelle Library; Ivar Hyden, Backstreet Gallery and all the contributing artists.

Additional information about the availability of Fabulous Fakes, the History of Art Forgery or any of the works in the exhibition may be obtained by contacting The New Rochelle Council on The Arts by email or by calling 212-529-2025. More information on the NRCA can be found by connecting to the internet and clicking here.
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Fabulous Fakes and A History of Art Forgery © J. L. Dolice, 2001, 2003.
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