Saturday, 29 October, 2005, 01:00
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The seller:
Original oil painting on a cardboard photo frame by the immortal Mexican icon, Frida Kahlo. Her insatiable need for expression drove her to choose very creative canvases such as this case, where she found an old photo frame from 1914 and used it to portray herself on it. The board has a few pinholes in it from age but otherwise the piece is in impeccable condition. In this version, she shows herself as a cockroach (Cucaracha Ranchera) with long green legs in front of a fiery garden. The work is signed and dated 1943 on the top left corner. Despite her naïve style, Frida would sometimes achieve a somewhat academic look in her paintings. Diego Rivera once said: "Si te fijas bien, Frida se parecia a sus fotos." (If you look closely, Frida would always look like her pictures). This is one of those works where she strived for perfection in color and shadows. COA by Ruth Alvarado Rivera.
artfakes.dk:
Kahlo does NOT paint in this style. It's a picture painted "some weeks ago".
It's a FAKE.
NOT a bad painting but NOT painted by Frida Kahlo.
Friday, 28 October, 2005, 23:37
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The seller:
Whilst the painting itself is unsigned, the mount bears an inscription 'Paul Cezanne 1839 - 1906'.
artfakes.dk:
Yes, it's very difficult to make a nameplate like this.
The seller:
I don't think that we have to say more, this artwork speaks for itself.
artfakes.dk:
Yes, the seller is right: this artwork speaks for itself.
All art experts can see that this painting has nothing to do with Paul Cézanne.
Thursday, 27 October, 2005, 23:56
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The seller:
This stunning painting has been on display in the main saloon of a luxury Yacht.
In order to make space for a new purchase one of the paintings by Picasso in the main saloon is now offered for sale. To avoid the expensive sellers and buyers premiums now charged by the major auction houses the drawing will initially be offered on Ebay, starting on the 27th October and finishing on the 3rd November 2005.
artfakes.dk:
The yacht is an original boat
but the picture is not an original Picasso
Wednesday, 26 October, 2005, 20:10
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The seller, Pook & Pook, Inc. 463 East Lancaster Ave. Downingtown, PA USA 19335:
AlexanderCalder(American, (1898-1976), brush and ink with gouache on paper drawing, signed lower right "Calder 1970", 30" x 43".
artfakes.dk:
We have informed Calder Foundation about the falsification.
Calder Foundation
Tuesday, 25 October, 2005, 01:00
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artfakes.dk:
If you try and turn the picture 90 degrees it looks more like a Fontana, but we don’t think it is
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