Konstantin Akinsha writes about Russian faker's incredible talent + experts inability to authenticate genuine paintings despite their years of experience + the skills required to survive as an art dealer in Russia @ http://artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=1975
This reminds me of the 'origin craze' among gemstone collectors, especially Burmese rubies, Kashmir blue sapphires, Colombian emeralds, Golconda diamonds + lately with treated vs. untreated stones. Despite technological advances in gem identification and detection of treatments, famous gem testing laboratories still make spectacular mistakes. Many won't admit it, but that's the truth.
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