Donald sassoon history today this book delves into the history of art forgery, beginning with its prevalence in the middle ages, through the renaissance to the present day. The history of a modern obsession, by thierry lenain, reaktion caveat emptor. List of books and articles about art forgery online. The technical aspect of art forgery was facinating and was probably the best part of the story for me. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The history of a modern obsession hardback common by author thierry lenain on. The obsession with art forgery appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon. And lenain s text, it must be said, presents in fascinating detail, not only historical accounts of forgery and its cousinsfrom ancient rome up to the dubiously. Thierry lenain considers the idea of authenticity in the middle ages. Lenain begins his history in the middle ages, when the issue of false relics and miracles often arose. The history of modern obsession, french author thierry lenain provides a historic look at art forgeries. The epic struggle between the two constitutes the subject of thierry lenains remarkable book, whose dazzling erudition and lucid logic make it a pleasure to read. Beginning with the middle ages, lenain examines how advanced technologies have made discovering forged art pieces much easier. The history of a modern obsession by lenain, thierry isbn.
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Thierry lenains dense and theoretical but fascinating work, art forgery. The renaissance admired the masterly art of simulating stylistic expression and. The history of a modern obsession is, to my knowledge, the first book length investigation into philosophical issues of art forgery since denis duttons 1983 edited volume, the forger s art. With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity.
The nature of forgery because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art forgery has always been commonplace. Explore books by thierry lenain with our selection at. In this unique history, thierry lenain examines the genealogy of faking and interrogates the anxious, often neurotic, reactions triggered in the modern art world by. Would recommend this book to anyone who loves art as. The secret life of an american art forger, by ken perenyi, pegasus press the existence of a market for any kind of valuable object almost always encourages the production of counterfeits. He is the author of monkey painting reaktion, 1997 which, as the title suggests, is about what happens when monkeys are given painting materials, and the recent art forgery. Art forgery charts the changing status of art forgery from the time of its appearance in the renaissance. With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries. The range of forgeries extends from misrepresentation of a genuine work of art to the outright counterfeiting of a work or style of an artist.
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Art forgery the history of a modern obsession by thierry lenain. Forgery, in art, a work of literature, painting, sculpture, or objet dart that purports to be the work of someone other than its true maker. It happens with drugs, banknotes, and designer handbags. Click download or read online button to get detecting forgery book now. Thierry lenain writes that if otto kurtz who wrote a much admired volume on art forgery several decades ago should rise from the dead, that he would be disappointed with the present volume. Art forgery the history of a modern obsession thierry lenain the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity especially with the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries a more certain science.
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