The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts [Hardcover] Spencer, Ronald D. and Thaw, Eugene Victor

Spencer, Ronald D. [Editor]; Thaw, Eugene Victor [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 0195147359 / ISBN 13: 9780195147353

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

About this Item

Good Plus. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Minor stain lower edge of first several pages, else pages clean, unmarked. Cover has light wear, with some tanning along spine edge, small dent on front. Jacket lightly rubbed, with some crimping along upper and lower edges. Shipped promptly with Tracking. HC4-5.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Expert versus the Object: Judging Fakes and False Attributions in the Visual Arts [Hardcover] Spencer, Ronald D. and Thaw, Eugene Victor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195147359
• ISBN 13: 9780195147353
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 19 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

The authenticity of art has always commanded the attention of experts, dealers, collectors, and the art-minded public-especially those who relish the Robin Hoods of art forgery who deceive rich collectors and pompous experts. This book of essays, edited by a lawyer specializing in art law and authenticity, proposes to make the question of authenticity more easily understood. The main points to be argued are (1) that the perception of form in a work of art is not unlike other types of evidence accepted in courts of law; (2) that in determining authenticity, experts must adopt a careful, organized approach; and (3) that all authentication should be based on the consensus of experts at arm's length from an object.

About the Author

Ronald D. Spencer is counsel to the New York City law firm of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP where he specializes in art law and foundation law. He is expert in the legal aspects of art authentication issues, advises several committees and boards of art authentication experts, and has helped defend legal claims involving decisions on authenticity.