Lucas Cranach the Elder – Venus (foto Wikimedia Commons) Suspected $ 255 Million Old Master Forgery Scandal Continues to Rock the Art World Can we still count on the judgment of experts? More details have come to light regarding a suspected Old Mastery forgery scandal that may encompass some €200 million ($255 million) in fake canvases. It would appear that some of the world’s foremost experts on authentication have been taken in, casting doubt on connoisseurship and forensic analysis alike. The most recent development ha Sotheby’s refunding the buyer from a 2011 sale of a purported Frans Hals (http://www.artnet.com/artists/frans-hals-the-elder/past-auction-results) portrait. The authenticity of that painting was called into question because it came from the same source as a Lucas Cranach the Elder (http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucas-cranach-the-elder/past-auction-results) Venus (https://news.artnet.com/art-world/cranach-venus-seized-exhibition-prince-liechtenstein-440588), after the latter was seized by French authorities earlier this year under suspicion it was fake. Little-known French collector-turned-dealer Giulano Ruffini, who was the original seller of both works, has brought to market a suspiciously high number of previously undocumented works attributed to Old Masters. Related: String of Suspected Old Master Fakes May Reveal ‘Biggest Art Scandal in a Century’ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/old-master-fakes-scandal-heating-up-683267 The Hals refund is all the more concerning given how much press the painting … Meer lezen over Sarah Cascone – Suspected $255 Million Old Master Forgery Scandal Continues to Rock the Art World