microrobert
02-05-2015, 12:42 PM
Dulwich picture gallery challenges art lovers to spot the fake
London gallery will hang replica by Chinese studio alongside genuine Old Masters and ask public to guess odd one out
The Dulwich picture gallery is to set the public, and any art critics with the nerve, a potentially mortifying challenge. A £120 replica of a priceless painting, commissioned online from a Chinese studio which churns out masterpieces from any period and style, will be hung in the genuine frame alongside the gallery’s collection of dazzling Old Master paintings this spring. The public and art experts will then be invited to spot the fake.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/12/dulwich-gallery-spot-fake-painting
London gallery will hang replica by Chinese studio alongside genuine Old Masters and ask public to guess odd one out
The Dulwich picture gallery is to set the public, and any art critics with the nerve, a potentially mortifying challenge. A £120 replica of a priceless painting, commissioned online from a Chinese studio which churns out masterpieces from any period and style, will be hung in the genuine frame alongside the gallery’s collection of dazzling Old Master paintings this spring. The public and art experts will then be invited to spot the fake.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/12/dulwich-gallery-spot-fake-painting