The many faces of art forgery: from the dark side to shades of gray

Abstract

"The Many Faces of Art Forgery: From the Dark Side to Shades of Gray provides a broad treatment that delves into historical highlights, philosophical insights, psychological profiles, economic theories, and legal statutes and cases"--

Contents

The presence of art forgery. Before the Renaissance ; Renaissance through the seventeenth century ; Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ; Into the twentieth century ; Forgery's reach ; Celebrity forgers ; From the less notorious to the virtually unknown ; Confronting art forgery -- What is a forgery? What is authentic?. Semantic variations ; Intention ; Restoration ; Collaboration ; Appropriation ; Posthumous production ; Cultural appropriation -- A face-off of values. The mind of the forger ; Criminality ; Mitigated culpability and alternative economics -- Reflections on the big picture.