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Authenticating the Drawings , Paintings and Prints of MARC CHAGALL

It has to be said that as far as we are concerned as a professional art authentication agency specialising in identifying fakes and prosecuting art fraud for clients, the majority of fake Chagall drawings, fake Chagall watercolors and fake Chagall paintings which come our way for investigation have done so all too frequently via our old friend Ebay. Though it is becoming regularly evident that unscrupulous art dealers who have not shown any due diligence towards their clients are also just as guilty as the un-policed internet sales bases when it comes to trading in Fake Chagall's.

It is clear also that low level auctioneers hiding behind "bought as seen" clauses, ie ; particularly estate sales where fake works of art are knowingly planted, are also guilty of allowing fake Marc Chagall works of art onto the open market with regular abandon.

There are some obvious questions you should ask yourself before buying an internet offered Chagall art work:

1: Why is it not being offered for sale through a major auction house where a guarantee of a high price from the top rollers is assured?

2: A simple one missed by those dreaming of a fast buck. Is it good enough for it to be by Chagall?

3: Is this work of art recorded in the Chagall catalogue raissone? If not why not?

3: If it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, who signed it, what are their specific qualifications and are they internationally recognised to be able to stand by the claim? The answer before you even ask yourself will be NO they are not!

Such individuals making the claim are able to offer an opinion true, that is a human right.

But an opinion is NOT any form of guarantee of authenticity.

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CHAGALL AUTHENTICATION: Authenticating the art of MARC CHAGALL Here at the Freemanart Consultancy we have seen hundreds of fake Marc Chagall works of art over the years from the usual run of the mill - claimed to be 'signed by Chagall' limited edition prints, which have had nothing to do with Marc Chagall what so ever, but which carry a forged or faked signature. Right through to impressive and cleverly executed fake Marc Chagall paintings on paper originating from Russia, the USA and Europe. Fake Chagall water colours, tempera and guache works are a favourite fake at the moment along with fake Chagall pastel works which are a commonplace product of the faker alongside counterfeit Chagall pen and ink drawings and fully fledged fake Marc Chagall oil paintings. Serious art fraud is still being pursued by many individuals with illegitimate Marc Chagall works being passed off as legitimate Chagall's for business collateral, to secure loans to entrepreneurs and banks, insurers and investment brokers, as well as to the general public who seem to be all too eager to believe in a bargain buy. A little research on the internet will point you to a myriad of horror stories whereby even the best and most knowledgeable curators have been fooled by Marc Chagall fakes and other Chagall forgeries with several noted fakers and fraudsters having openly admitted to their part in forgery scams when it comes to turning out fake Marc Chagall works of art. Our About Fakes section covers this subject admirably

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FAKE AND FABRICATED CHAGALL PROVENACE Fake Chagall Documentation, - Chagall Testimonials and Bogus Chagall Certificates of Authenticity Remember, it is far easier for the fraudster to create and fabricate fake paperwork than it is to create the actual fake art work in the first place. So do not believe everything that you are told or read in the supporting documentation. Provenance: This is the physical history of the ownership and creation of the work of art. This must be absolutely provable and moreover traceable to have any degree of legitimacy, not just a list compiled by the seller. If there is a line of decent indicated then check it thoroughly. Conjecture, Speculation and Assumption have no place in a work of art's Provenance. You are in need of absolute water tight documentary evidence. If you are presented with Chagall, Picasso or Matisse Provenance bearing an impressive looking English Coat of Arms proclaiming that the work was just one of a large number of works of art inherited from Daddy who was a far travelled British Diplomat with a name sounding remarkably like MUCKSBURY, then that's all it is. A load of muck! Our research and investigations into the family show that father, the well travelled art collecting international jet setter who knew every one from Picasso to Lassie, was in fact an English labourer not a diplomat! The coat of arms is a JPEG from an internet family coat of arms site pasted into Word and the rest very neat lies. Ambiguous rubbish and a trap which can be taken any way that you want it to be taken. If you believe it, then frankly its all your own fault. Bogus Chagall Certificates of Authenticity. You may also find a fake Chagall work of art supported by a Certificate of Authenticity provided by a so called self professed Authority of Signature Authentication from California. Whilst this man is entitled to proffer his opinion as to the authenticity of the signature, he is not a court appointed nor recognised Forensic Handwriting Analyst and his views are not accepted as the authority legitimising Chagall or anyone else in the art world. he has never written a book on the man, nor does he posess a Doctorate on the subject, he has never curated Chagall exhibitions nor does he have a phone link to Marc Chagall in the etherial. If you believe it, then frankly its all your own fault. We would like to hear of any fake Chagall works of art, any fake provenances and any fake or ambiguous Certificates of Authenticity you may have come across. We are aware of at least one current and pending court case in the USA whereby such information would be very useful to the prosecutors. We shall be happy to pass such information on to them. Updated: 18. December 2010 American Window Marc Chagall