Freemanart Consultancy

 

About The Freemanart Consultancy: Our Legacy of Expertise

 

 

Next year will mark 50 years dedicated to investigating the legitimacy and authenticity of fine art for private and corporate clients internationally.

During this time, the Freemanart Consultancy has confidentially served and advised both private individuals and collectors alike, alongside an ever-growing number of prominent corporate clients worldwide. Freemanart specialise in all matters regarding authenticity, legitimacy, the identification of fakes, and investigating art fraud and forgery and securing accurate, well articulated and sound artist attributions.

 

 
Our Esteemed Clientele
 

Our diverse corporate client base includes many prominent law firms and law enforcement agencies from all obver the world. These clients have frequently sought our specialized assistance in conducting practical investigations into both the authenticity of art and ongoing art fraud cases, aligning our expert services with civil or criminal prosecutions.

This extensive list of corporate clientele ranges from insurers, art dealers, and major and municipal art galleries, to financial institutions and to principal and naturally, also to regional auctioneers.

Our distinguished private clients come from all walks of life, encompassing individuals from everyday backgrounds to serious art investors alike.

Freemanart are proud that this prestigious portfolio now includes Four Royal Households and a President Emeritus, alongside Government officials, dignitaries, prominent art collectors, and investors. Many clients from the worlds of film and television, sport, music, entertainment, and politics have also turned to us for help and advice on questions of authenticity, each requiring confirmation, expert in-depth research, artist attributions, and, importantly, correctly provided and unquestionable documentation, along with provenance scrutiny and verification.

 

 

Commitment to Privacy

Upholding our strict Privacy Policy is paramount. We guarantee client anonymity, confidentiality, and security at all times.

You can view some of our Corporate clients  [HERE]  and get an idea of our current and recent investigation cycle [HERE]

Pease note that our work schedule is based on Prioritization by Arrival Time. We do not operate any form of queue jumping scheme.

 


 

 

 

Our Foundations:
 

Freemanart's beginnings are firmly rooted in the early 1970's as the multi-disciplined Fine Art Services based in England. It began with an original focus on restoration and dealing in fine art internationally, buying and selling at auction in North America and across Europe. This remained the primary direction for only a few years, until auctioneers began approaching us for assistance in identifying potential fakes and investigating the legitimacy of paintings that had been presented to them for sale at auction.


Today, Freemanart's role has evolved to become a major player in conducting Art Authentication Investigations Worldwide.

 

The Consultancy is headed by the eminent British Art Historian, David Freeman, a successful fine art detective  and investigative researcher, but he is also a writer and broadcaster, who as an international fine art consultant, advisor and academic, now brings near five decades of professional experience in the world of fine art to share with his clients.

 

His distinguished career path began with two years of formal training in practical fine art drawing and painting at the NSA, then continuing his studies in art and art history for an additioinal four years through university. Now an internationally recognised and active fine art investigator, David heads a formidable team of multi-lingual investigators, art historians, and expert researchers, and forensic analysts.

Together, Freemanart offers a specialized range of services to both the public and corporate sectors. David as a highly regarded expert, in his field, directing the multiple tasks and measures required for the substantiation of art authenticity and artist attribution internationally.

 


Beyond his fine art consultancy and investigation work, David is also a prolific author, writing extensively on his specialist subjects, including over 250 individual artist biographics, as well as books, articles, lectures and TV series.

His experiences and expertise of the dark world of faking and art fraud, often perpetrated by organised criminal gangs, has had far reaching and often dangerous consequences for some clients. Several falling fould of their evil criminal activities, confronted with a number of fake Picasso's, Mattisse's and Chagalls that he identified in the United Arab Emirates.

 

Investigating authenticity, art fraud and forgeries, discounting the hundreds of cases he's undertaken in Britain, Europe and the USA, has taken him as far afield as Australia and Thailand, to the Emirates, and the Lebanon. To Mexico and Chile and Cuba and thoughout South America. This has led him to be called on lecture widely internationally on the subject of art fraud and forgery detection, covering both Old Master and Modern art authentication, along with attribution issues delivered to Scientists Conventions in Germany and various Universities world-wide.

 

Appearing regularly on television in North America for many years, David still works alongside his wife, who is a specialist and research director at Freemanart. With 17 seasons as their senior fine art advisor with the Roadshow in both America, he still works helping clients from all over the world, managing the intricacies of art authentication.

 

   

 

 

David has written, presented, and appeared in various television documentaries and series, including Treasures that Talk, Secret Britain, Trash or Treasures, and Gathering Dust. Notably, he was also followed for the RTÉ television programme A Rich Inheritance. A programme following Freemanarts investigation into a mysterious collection of paintings believed to be by the Irish Post-Impressionist artist Roderic O'Conor, originally found in the attic of a cottage in the heart of Ireland, turning up later in an obscure local auction.

Widely regarded as an expert in both Old and Modern Masters, David's personal specialisms including the art of J.M.W. Turner, John Constable and Winston Churchill, as well as many other British and European artists. He is also a noted expert on Paul Gauguin and worked extensively on Rembrandt and his Workshop's paintings and drawings.

Sharing a keen interest in the Italian Renaissance -- Old Masters, and Florentine art, including Italian panel paintings and Altarpieces, often working alongside his son, who is also an expert historian, investigator, and fine art researcher based in the UK.


 

Works include:

  • Compiling and editing the Gauguin Index

    The Catalogue Raisonné of Frank Spenlove-Spenlove - Les Œuvres complète

    The Complete Works of James Wills - 1705 - 1776

  • A Raissoné and Inventory of the works of Canadian artist E. Conyers Barker

  • A Chronological Classification of the works of Amos Cassioli

  • Sur l'artiste Charles. Jean Georget - When Paths Cross at Fontainebleau,


  • The Magic of the Secondary Signatures

  • Beyond Wildenstein

  • A three-volume historical novel: The Oakum Gate

  • Snow Like Origami

  • A Widows Walk

TV Series:

  • Secret Britain
  • Trash or Treasures
  • Gathering Dust
  • Treasures That Talk
  • The Art Detectives, which includes cryptic episodes such as:

     

    • A Titian, A Titian, We All Fall Down
    • Policing Picasso
    • Fantin de l'Opéra
    • Hello Dalí and Miró, Miró on the Wall


 


Freemanart Profile

THE  TEAM

 

 

 

We are indebted to all the fine people - including the many Academics - Forensic scientists - Scholars & Subjective Experts around the world who continually assist us in our clients authenticity and attribution investigation projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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ART AUTHENTICATION EXPERTISE LINKS - THE ARTISTS LISTED BY THEIR PRIMARY NATIONALITY

 

VOIR L'EXPERTISE EN AUTHENTIFICATION D'ART PAR L'ARTISTE

 

British Artist Authentication

         
ALLINGHAM Helen
BIRCH Lamorna S J
BLINKS Thomas BONINGTON Richard Parkes
BEALE Mary BELL Vanessa
CAFFIERI Hector CROME John
CLAUSEN Sir George COTMAN John Sell
CARMICHAEL John Wilson COWPER Frank Cadogan
CAMERON Duncan COLE George Vicat
DILLON Gerard (Irish) DICKSEE Sir Frank
FROST Sir Terry FEDDON Mary
FRITH William Powell R.A. FAED Thomas
GOODWIN Albert GOUDIE Alexander
GODWARD John William GRANT Duncan
HUNTER George L HILTON Roger
HURT Louis Bosworth HUGHES Derrick
HERON Patrick HODGKIN Sir Howard
HALLE Charles Edward
HERRING Sr John Frederic
KILPACK Sarah Louisa
LEADER Benjamin Williams LEWIS John Frederick
LENKIEWICZ  Robert LESLIE George D
LARKIN William LANGLEY Walter
LADELL Edward MOSS-BENNETT Frank
MARGETSON William Henry MARTIN John
McTAGGART William MORLAND George
NASH Paul NEWTON Algernon
ORPEN Sir Willaim OPIE John
PARK John Anthony PIPER John
PHILPOT Glyn Warren RAVILOUS Eric W
ROMNEY George ROSSETTI Dante Gabriel
SMITH Sir Matthew SUTHERLAND Graham
SPENCER Sir Stanley STANNARD Eloise Harriet
SCOTT William RA SCHAFER Henri
STOTT Edward SOLOMON Simeon
TALMAGE Algernon TADEMA Sir Lawrence Alma
WATTS George Frederic WEBSTER Walter Ernest
WILSON Richard RA WILLS James Rev
WHEELWRIGHT Rowland WYLLIE William Lionel
YEATS Jack Butler ZOFFANY Johan      
         
         
         
 

 

 

ANQUETIN Louis
BLANCHE Jacques-Emile BOUGUEREAU W Adolphe
BRAQUES Georges
BOUCHER François
BOUVARD  - Family BONNARD Pierre
CORTES Edouard COURBET Gustave
CHASSERIAU Théodore
CROSS Henri Edmond DHURMER Lucien Lévy-
DAUMIER Honore DELAUNAY Robert
DE STAËL Nicolas DENIS Maurice
FRAGONARD Jean Honore
GLEIZES Albert GUILLAMIN Armand
GEROME Jean-Léon GERICAULT Théodore
HERBIN Auguste INGRES Jean-Auguste-Dominique
LHOTE André JACQUE Charles-Emile
Le BRUN Elisabeth Louise Vigee LAURENCIN Marie
LHermitte LARGILLIERRE Nicolas de
MIGNARD Pierre MANGUIN Henri
MAXENCE Edgard (Edgar) MONTEZIN Pierre Eugène
MAUFRA Maxime MARQUET Albert
Moise KISLING
NOEL Jules Achille PENA Díaz de la
PISSARRO Camille QUESNEL François
ROUAULT Georges ROUSSEAU Theodore
SOUTINE Chaim SERUSIER Paul
SCHAFFER Henri
TANGUY Yves
VUILLARD Edouard VOUET Simon
VALLOTTON Félix (Swiss French) VALLAYER-COSTER Anne
   
   
APPEL Karel AELST Pieter Coecke van
BORCH Gerard ter BABUREN Dirck van
BREDAELJoseph van BOL Ferdinand
CALVAERT Denys CLAUS Emile
CORNEILLE Guillaume Beverloo
DONGEN Kees van DUYSTER Willem Cornelisz 
GOSSART Jan GHEERAERTS Marcus the Younger
HONTHORST Gerrit van
HOBBEMA Meindert HULSDONCK Jacob van
JORDAENS Jacob KEY Willem Adriaensz
LEMMEN Georges LIEVENS Jan
MIEREVELT Michiel Jansz. van
MESDAG Hendrik Willem MATSYS Quentin
NEER Eglon van der
POELENBURG Cornelis van PORTIELJE Edward Antoon
RUISDAEL Jacob Isaacksz.van RYSSELBERGHE Théo van
SNYDERS Frans SMET Leon de
SAVERY Roelandt SAENREDAM Pieter Jansz.
THOLEN Willem Bastiaan VELDE Peter van de
VENNE Adriaen Pietersz van de WALSCAPELLE Jacob van
   
   
         
         
ALLORI Alessandro BAMBINI Nicolò
BACHIACCA workshop BRESCIA Moretto da
BALESTRA Antonio
CAFFI Ippolito
CAGNACCI Guido CASSIOLI Amos
CARRACCI Ludovico CHIRICO Giorgio de
DOMENICHINI Apollonio FRANCESCHINI Marc Antonio
GANDOLFI Gaetano GUARDI Francesco
GENTILESCHI Orazio HAYEZ Francesco
LIBERI Pietro LIPPI  Lorenzo
MODIGLIANI Amedeo
ROSA Salvator RICCI Sebastiano
SIGNORINI Telemaco SELLAIO Jacopo del
TITIAN / TIZIANO
ZAMPIERRI (Domenichino) ZANDOMENEGHI Federico    
   
 
 

ARELLANO Juan de BARRERA Francisco
BERRUGUETE Pedro CASAS Ramón
EL DIVINO Luis de Morales FALERO Luis Ricardo
GRIS Juan El GRECO
MIRO Joan MURILLO Bartolomé Esteban
RIBERA Jusepe de RUSINOL Santiago
SAURA Antonio SOLANA Jose
MIR Joaquin VARO Remedios
   
 
   
BECKMANN Max BECKER Paula Modersohn-
DÜRER Albrecht DIX Otto
HECKEL Erich HACKERT Jakob Philipp
KIRCHNER Ernst Ludwig LIEBERMANN  Max
MOLZAHN Johannes MEIDNER Ludwig
OVERBECK Johann F POPPELMANN Peter
SCHWITTERS Kurt SCHAD Christian
   
   
   
AVERY Milton Clark ARCHIPENKO Alexander
BENTON Thomas Hart BELLOWS George W
CASSATT Mary COPLEY John Singleton
COLE Thomas CALDER Alexander.
EAKINS Thomas FRIESEKE Frederick Carl
GLACKENS William James HARING Keith
HENRI Robert HUNTER Clementine
JOHNS Jasper JOHNSON David
KUHN Walt KNIGHT Daniel Ridgway
MORLEY Malcolm (Anglo Am)
POTTHAST Edward Henry POLLOCK Jackson
PEALE Charles Willson REDFIELD Edward Willis
SPRAGUE-PEARCE Charles STILL Clyfford
STEWART Julius LeBlanc STELLA Joseph
TANNING Dorothea WARHOL Andy
Willard LeRoy Metcalf WIGGINS Guy Carleton
   
   
   
   
BARKER Conyers BUSH Jack
CARMICHAEL Franklin FORTIN Marc-Aurèle
HARRIS Lawren Stuart HOLGATE Edwin Headly
LISMER Arthur LEMIEUX Jean Paul
PILOT Robert Wakeham RIOPELLE Jean-Paul
   
   
   
     
BERMÚDEZ Cundo (Cuban) CARREÑO Mario (Cuban)
CABRERA Miguel (Mexican)
COVARRUBIAS Miguel (Mex) DARIE Sandu (Cuban/ Rom)
KAHLO Frida (Mexican) LAM Wilfredo  (Cuban)
OROZCO Jose (Mexican) PORTINARI Candido (Brazil)
RIVERA Diego (Mexican) RODRIGUEZ Mariano (Cuban)
   
   
   
   
       
   

 

   
BHATTACHARJEE Bikash
MEHTA Tyeb
TAGORE Rabindranath (Indian) VARMA Raja Ravi
       
         
         
         
Pan TIANSHU  潘天壽; Su Shi Dongpo 東坡
ANITA MAGSAYSAY-HO FOUJITA Leonard 藤田 嗣治
MALIAVIN Filipp
 
         
         
   
AIVAZOVSKY  Ivan ARKHIPOV Abram Efimovich
BRIULLOV Karl Pavlovich
CHOULTSEE Ivan FECHIN Nicolai
KANDINSKY Wassily KLIUN Ivan
MASHKOV Ilya MAKOVSKY Vladimir Egorovich
REPIN Ilya
TCHELITCHEW Pavel VASNETSOV Viktor
   
   

 
 

Other Artist Nationalities

 

BRAUNER Victor (Romanian)
CSALLOKOZI Farkas Lőrinc (H) DAHL Michael (Swedish)
EDELFELT Albert (Fin) FISCHER Paul (Danish)
HASSAN Faeq فائق حسن (Iraq)
KAUFFMAN N Isidor(Austro-Hung) KROYER Peder Severin (Denmk)
KNGWARREY EEmily Kame (Oz)
LASZLO Philip Alexius de (Hung) LARSSON Carl (Swedish)
MORACH Otto (Swiss) McCUBBIN Frederick (Australian)
ROBERTS  Tom (Australian) RUSSELL John Peter (Australian)
SIMON Yohanan (Israeli) SHAMMOUT Ismail   (Palestinian)
WHITELEY Brett (Australian)
اسماعيل شموط
   

 

 

 

  Subjective LINKS:

   
 
OLD  MASTER  ART
EUROPEAN  ART   AUTHENTICATION
GERMAN  ART   AUTHENTICATION
ALTARPIECE &  PANEL  PAINTINGS IMPRESSIONIST   &  MODERN  ART
BRITISH  ART   AUTHENTICATION FRENCH  ART   AUTHENTICATION
WEST  COUNTRY &  DEVON  ART CORNISH ART
AMERICAN ART AUTHENTICATION
RUSSIAN ART AUTHENTICATION SPANISH ART
CANADIAN ART AUTHENTICATION
HUNGARIAN ART NORDIC - SCANDINAVIAN ART
IRISH ART AUTHENTICATION
PORTRAITS & MINIATURES
   
 
FAQ'S
 

 

 

 
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As a specialist advisor to the film and television industry across both sides of the Atlantic—including the crime series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the BBC's Hustle, and Flog It!, among many others—he has been a keynote speaker at international conferences and a guest lecturer at universities worldwide.

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Appearing regularly on television in North America for many years, David still works alongside his wife Jackie, who is a specialist research director at Freemanart, travelling and assisting him with investigations. Though touring for 17 seasons with the Roadshow as their senior art advisor and appraiser was a journey of incredible discovery, and a personal, prominent feather in his cap.

David has written, presented, and appeared in various television documentaries and series, including Treasures that Talk, Secret Britain, Trash or Treasures, and Gathering Dust. He was also the subject of the recent RTÉ programme A Rich Inheritance.

 


Case Study: A Collector's Lifetime Quest – A Roderic O'Conor Collection ?

Filmed entirely on location in Ireland (Éire), this programme covered a unique Freeman art investigation into a mysterious collection of 43 paintings originally found in the attic of a rural cottage that had previously baffled experts. Potentially worth a fortune, they could change one obsessive art collectors life forever.

Believed to be by the pioneering Irish Post-Impressionist Roderic O'Conor, who had a close association with Paul Gauguin, the programme delved into the compelling story of how one man’s passion for an Irish artist shaped his family's lives and particularly his daughter Siún’s efforts to authenticate his legacy a full twenty years after her father’s death. Tragically, the collector, Michael O’Connor never realized his lifelong dream, passing away in 1995.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Case Study: A Collector's Lifetime Quest – The Roderic O'Conor Collection

 

Now, twenty years later, his daughter, Siún, is ready to complete what he started. Having overcome the challenges of her own upbringing, Siún is delving into her father's meticulous research and profound legacy to discover the truth behind the 43 paintings. Did the great Roderic O’Conor truly paint them, or does their attribution lie elsewhere? These artworks have lingered like persistent shadows throughout her life, and the moment has come to illuminate what her father so passionately believed.

 

Siún's Journey to Uncover the Truth

Michael O’Connor kept meticulous records on the collection: an extensive portfolio of letters and correspondence with art experts and historians, alongside photographs and X-rays of the paintings. He was deeply engaged in a comprehensive effort to authenticate them before his passing.

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