Trick or Treat? Fakes and Forgeries in the Art Market with Richard Kay
This illustrated talk highlights different categories of fakes and forgeries; and 3 men who tried (and succeeded) in fooling the art market.
Would you ever expect to be tricked by a fake picture? For centuries, many people have been fooled by forgeries and the art market today still holds pitfalls for picture collectors. This fully illustrated talk looks at a few different categories of fakes and forgeries; and at three men who tried (and who succeeded) in fooling the art market – at least for a while. It includes a few clues about how forgeries have been devised over the centuries to try and trick the trusting into a trap.
Following a degree in the History of Art at the University of St. Andrews, Richard began his career at Sothebys, working in their salerooms in Chester, Sussex and London for nearly nine years. Richard joined Lawrences in 1999, having previously been an Associate Director at Phillips Auctioneers where he oversaw picture sales and valuations for the firm in Central Southern England. Since joining Lawrences, Richard has achieved great successes with researching and selling artworks by a variety of artists as varied such as John Atkinson Grimshaw, Winifred Nicholson (for whom Lawrences held the world record auction price for almost a decade), William Heath Robinson, Paul Sandby and Joseph Farquharson.
The Wareham Town Museum’s Winter lecture series for 2025 will be held in the Town Hall, Corn Exchange. Doors open at 1:30 pm and lectures start at 2 pm. After each lecture, tea and coffees will be served.
Entry is Free, donations always welcome.
