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Art Authentication

A person points to text in an aged, illuminated manuscript resting on a display surface under dim lighting

Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations

Brett Erickson, a specialist in reputational risk and cultural asset governance, breaks down increasing reputational threats unfolding behind the glass cases of our most trusted institutions. From Naples to Washington to Oslo, Erickson traces how stolen manuscripts, smuggled antiquities and provenance blind spots are reshaping the way museums, libraries and private collections confront integrity—not just as an ideal, but as a liability, a legal threshold and a legacy at stake.
By Brett Erickson
Art Looted By Nazis

Lost, Looted, Disputed: Why Provenance Is Still the Art World’s Blind Spot

Without formal training programs, provenance researchers often rely on ad hoc experience to navigate the art market’s murky past.
By Daniel Grant
An image collage showing El Greco’s painting The Holy Trinity on the left and four close-up images on the right of different fabric textures and weaves, including one in black-and-white that appears to be a digital scan.

Aracne, Explained: Laura Alba Takes Us Inside the Prado’s Groundbreaking Art Authentication Software

The free open-access software analyzes canvas to assist in determining provenance, attribution and historical context.
By Dan Duray

The Fantasy of the Lost Masterpiece and the Hard Realities of Art Authentication

By Daniel Grant
Green-toned landscape painting of couple on a hill.

A Collector’s Guide to Art Authentication and Avoiding Costly Mistakes

By Daniel Grant
A framed oil painting in the foreground depicts an older man with a fur hat, a pipe in his mouth, and a weathered face, standing near the sea with a ship's rigging visible, painted in a rough, expressive style with bold brushstrokes and a muted color palette. A smaller, more refined framed painting in the bottom right corner portrays a similar older man with a fur hat and a pipe, sitting against a neutral background, holding what appears to be a fishing net or rope, painted in a smoother, more detailed style with a realistic rendering of facial features and clothing.

‘Elimar,’ Van Gogh’s Translations and the Persistent Myth of the Multi-Million-Dollar Garage Sale Find

By Christa Terry
Picture of a woman in black dress in front of a bronze ancient Greece helmet.

The Legal Systems Reshaping the Art World: An Interview With Lawyer Leila A. Amineddoleh

By Elisa Carollo
Room in the Vatican Palace painted by Raphael, large mural with numerous figures

AI Companies Are Authenticating Old Master Paintings, But the Art World Is Skeptical

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Green-toned landscape painting of couple on a hill.

A.I. Company Says Switzerland’s Only Titian Painting Has an 80% Chance of Being Fake

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Old master paintings exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art on red walls with wooden floors

Museum Director Responsible for Seized Basquiat Collection Has a Previous History of Discovering So-Called Lost Art

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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