Art forgery : the history of a modern obsession / Thierry Lenain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenain, Thierry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Forgeries--History.

Art.

Pictures--Copying--History.

Pictures.

Art--Expertising.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity. In this unique history, Thierry Lenain examines the genealogy of faking and interrogates the anxious, often neurotic, reactions triggered in the modern art world by these clever frauds. Lenain begins his history in the Middle Ages, when the issue of false relics and miracles often arose. But during this time, if a relic gave rise to a cult, it would be considered as genuine even if

Contents:

Art Forgery: The History of a Modern Obsession; Imprint page; Contents; Foreword; 1. The Symptoms of an Obsession; 2. Before the Age of Art Forgery; 3. Before the Age of the Obsession with Art Forgery; 4. Art Forgery as the Connoisseur's Nightmare; Conclusion: Fakes and the End of the World; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781861899590

1861899599

9781299190795

1299190790

OCLC:

854970475