Classics 120

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catalogue raisonné

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Is the listing of all known works by the artist. This helps to authentic artwork, track provenance of the work, and inform the art market.

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provenance

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This refers to the entire record of the objects ENTIRE existence including its origin. This helps verify a works authenticity and origin which is very important in many ways in the art world.

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Mark Rothko

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He was an American Abstract painter who is known for his large-scale canvases featuring blocks of color. His work was "involved" (forged) in the Knoedler Gallery Scandal.

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Jackson Pollock

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He was an American painter who painted in the style of abstract expressionism. His work was "involved" (forged) in the Knoedler Gallery Scandal.

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Ann Freedman

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She was the director of the Knoedler Gallery before the scandal came to light. During the scandal, she had experts come in to look at the paintings and "authenticate" them, but they never actually authenticated them.

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Glafira Rosales

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She was the middle man of the Knoedler Gallery Scandal. She changed the story of the origin of the paintings and how she had acquired them.

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Pei-Shen Qian

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He was the one who painted the forgeries that were sold to Ann Freedman and the Knoedler Gallery. There was no real proof if he knew of what he was doing or not, and he may not have been aware of how much the paintings were being sold for.

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conservation scientist

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This is a person who uses chemistry and physics to understand, preserve, and restore paintings. These people tested the paintings in the Knoedler Gallery and found that the paintings had paint that was from a different time period than the authentic paintings.

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authentication

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This tells someone if the art work is the true version/original. This process was used wrongfully by Ann Freedman.

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Giorgio De Chirico

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He was an Italian artist who practiced copying and backdating his later works. His original works were those of the Metaphysical style.