Tag Archives: Han Van Meegeren

an original of a copy

But, then is not the artist themselves, whether man or woman, merely a “copy” an “imitation” even a forgery of the original’ the original first, man and women, of which after the Fall have lot their original aura, their sense … Continue reading

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TENDER ANTIQUARIAN STOOP

We look at old pictures through a double frame. The solid gilt frame which isolates it from its surroundings and creates for it a hole in space; and the period frame in our minds which creates for it a hole … Continue reading

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AUTHENTICITY AND AESTHETICS

Snobbery has its own aesthetics. If a work of art seems identical to the naked eye, why should an original Picasso end up in the living room, a reproduction on the stairway and a forgery in the recycle bin? In … Continue reading

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The Double Fake Under the Paint Trick Art Hoax

Houdiniesque. To make paintings of the Great Dutch masters appear magically centuries later, freshly minted and looking as old,worn and authentic as the originals. Between 1933 and 1945, Dutch painter Han Van MeegerenĀ gained notoriety for propagating one of the most … Continue reading

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