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Educational: Importance of Provenance - FAR® Exclusive Articles

August 13, 2007:
Certificate of Authenticity The Certificate of Authenticity: Rely on it at Your Own Risk
by Anayat Durrani
Between 1986 and 1994, British master art forger John Myatt painted 200 new works and passed them off as originals by nine modern masters. Myatt succeeded with the help of accomplice ...Read More


July 20, 2007:
Hallmark of Authenticity The Hallmark of Authenticity, Origin
by Anayat Durrani
or Artist, Secure Your Own Provenance! California truck driver Teri Horton bought a painting for $5 in a San Bernardino thrift shop in the early 1990s. She showed her painting to an art teacher ...Read More


June 21, 2006:
Certificates of Authenticity Certificates of Authenticity
by Theresa Franks
It sounds strange to question the validity of such a time honored, dyed-in-the-wool institution as certificates of authenticity for artwork, doesn’t it? However, if you stop to think about it for just a moment ...Read More


April 12, 2006:
Endangered Art Art: The Endangered Pieces
by David Phillips
After nine long months the baby is finally born. It's a girl! In the hospital she is quickly tagged so that there can be no confusion as to which baby belongs to which mother. She is given a name ...Read More


February 9, 2006:
Art and Provenance The Age Old Problem: Provenance
by T.S. Franks
For decades and decades, people around the globe have grumbled about the inherent perils associated with trading in fine art, both in the contemporary and secondary art markets ...Read More


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