The National Gallery Exhibition of Fake Paintings
July 20, 2010 Leave a comment
Fake Oil Painting Hans Holbein
The BBC News Arts & Culture posted an announcement that The National Gallery, Londonwill have an exhibition of their acquisitions of fake paintings.
The exhibition is billed as a celebration of “the remarkable collaboration of scientists, conservators and art historians” at the central London gallery.
In June 1874, the gallery paid more for a fake than a real Sandro Botticelli when two pieces were purchased at the same time.
More than 40 works of art will go on display at the gallery in June. Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries opens on 30 June and runs until 12 September.
