Fake! Not!
I was manning a booth at an antiques present in Denver quite a few several years back when a gentleman arrived in, carrying a manila envelope from which he eliminated a photograph of a painting. “I’ve obtained a Winslow Homer that I want to offer,” he informed me.
I was generally intrigued in obtaining a Winslow Homer portray, so I examined the picture cautiously. “Has Lloyd Goodrich viewed the portray?” I inquired. Goodrich, a observed scholar and former head of the Whitney Museum of American Art, was in the method of compiling the catalogue raisonné for Homer’s function.
“LLOYD GOODRICH!” the gentleman claimed, virtually spitting in disgust. He went on a rant versus Goodrich, who had declined to involve his painting in the catalogue, questioning the scholar’s awareness and honesty. He began pulling papers out of his envelope. “Here’s a paint investigation! And the canvas dates from Homer’s lifetime!” And …