Beware! Fake art

Works of art are in Russia, if not the most common object of their money, then at least popular. Welfare collectors may hinder now basically two things that do not obscure the financial crisis, the teeth on everyone already on edge, and fraudsters who are even a crisis does not specifically prevent counterfeit works of art. Which of these "scary" a moot point. On the one hand, the crisis is urgent, and it was thanks to him, the price of art may falter. In another, fraudsters - longevity - the crisis sooner or later will leave, but they will remain. So it is left until the crisis alone, its impact on the antiques - a topic for another article in another section, and consider how fake works of art, particularly paintings. The fashion for collecting art ever had a lot of collectors, who often know nothing about, not really reading all the paintings, wish to purchase something like that, do not know that, but very popular. Demand creates supply, and lack of knowledge gives rise to the swindler, who wants to profit from it. Experts argue that in some private collections of Russian presence to a third of fakes. The most interesting thing is that counterfeiting is not only found in private collections, but also in the halls of museums, so do not blame all the troubles just ignorant fans. Forgery of paintings and antiques, as a way of dressing has been around for a long time. Experts estimate that the amount of funds annually rescued from the sale of fakes in Russia, estimated at $ 200 - 700 million Like all fake antiques, fake painting has several characteristics that rely on crooks: Quality. It defines the style of a fake. What would be a false picture: the wizard of a certain epoch, or a work of art belonging to any school of painting. The exact date of creation of a fake determine temporal characteristics. The latter characteristic - Aesthetic - determined by the level of professional skill of the artist. Falsification of paintings - it's a business for many: for manufacturers, retailers, insurance agents and so on. Forged signature or a fraud like this: "buy - sell." In an antique shop, or bought with it a large number of old paintings, mostly without the author's signature. With certain efforts appear to have aged a signature, if not quite famous masters, which is not possible, then, at least - whose name is on hearing. However, dealers can buy and "designer" picture and change the signature on it. Then the "artwork" surrenders in another store. Profit from the proceeds of this fraud can be hundreds of percent. Interestingly, in Russia the emergence of a previously unknown script eminent author, is often not surprising. As is known, during the revolution and World War II, many paintings were removed, hidden, lost, confiscated. And the lost works are in the market still in great demand. New for old in this case, newly painted issued for the old. "Aging of" art - the process is not easy, it is important to find the right composition of colors, to find the antique frame and canvas. For example, for a fake picture of the XVII century. using specially prepared paints, and natural oils. In this case, the process involved not a little different specialists. By the way, sometimes that would get clean "old" oil on canvas, uses the work of artists unknown to the desired time. On these pictures to high temperature, then purified them from the paint. Then the canvas is put the desired pattern. Moreover, "to do" image can by several methods. Method first. "Computer" Here forgers use modern computer-based printing on canvas. After the "printout" crooks are making aging of paintings by French special varnishes. Typically, the lacquer coating gives a crack in a few days after application. Often this method is used to counterfeit paintings of XIX century. Method Two. "Art" or more complicated, because it writes a fake picture of the artist. Then, using a picture restorer artificially sostarivayut, it "adds" fake cracks in the varnish that clogs the old dust. Sometimes applied cracelures - a network of small cracks, indicating age. By the variety of this method can be attributed, and "revival" of paintings. For example, the original pale landscape after several days of work, an additional element. This may be a noble man, loving, beautiful girl and so on. Counterfeiters can create from an unknown European works to make Russian: add to the landscape of trees, dandelions, widen a road, to paint the existing house, and in the distance on the horizon against the sky add a Russian log hut. Once the painting is ready, hired an art historian (usually already proved) that creates a legend for a picture. It should be noted that often such works are carried out on the instructions of the customer, who is responsible and sells fakes. Technical equipment of the same, these scammers are not standing still, using more and more progress. It should be noted that the modern "professional" fraud often exceeds the level of expertise. There is another way that is fundamentally different from above - "promotion" does not exist an artist with an exotic biography. Perhaps the only thing that unites it with a little "by two" - what is there and there and now writes the artist. Only in this case, the picture is old, exotic and fictional authors ascribe their own works. Such fraud resort not only for profit, but when you can not make glory on his own behalf, to draw attention to himself. Moreover, in this case who are not creators play the role of "agent" of his exotic "character." As already stated above, often very difficult to distinguish a forgery. But now there are new programs and technologies that complicate life scammers. So, according to the news, developed a computer program that is capable of learning "handwriting" of the artist and thus to distinguish originals from fakes. For investors and collectors also conducted various trainings and seminars.