Thursday, January 9, 2014

The resale of fakes is a growing problem
















Forged painting sold at Palm Beach Modern Auctions as Albert Kotin's painting. "The resale of fakes is a persistent and growing problem without a good solution, say collectors, dealers, artist estates and law enforcement agencies. Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation can seize forgeries in criminal cases, these represent only a tiny portion of the counterfeit art that is circulating." - NYTimes.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014




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Forgery
Sold by Palm Beach Modern Auctions


November 30, 2013.



   The work is listed and advertised 

                           on the World Wide Web as:                          
                                                             


Large Albert Kotin Triptych


created by Albert Kotin
signed; dated 1960
American; canvas




The Estate of Albert Kotin asserted that the painting 
is NOT by Albert Kotin


The Triptych is not an original work of art.
 The work is a GICLEE sold by Palm Beach Modern Auctions.
It has no relation to the artist, Albert Kotin



Giclee is a term coined in 1991 by printmaker Jack Duganne


The name originally applied to fine art prints created on IRIS printers in a process invented in the late 1980s but has since come to mean any inkjet print. It is often used by artists, galleries, and print shops to denote high quality printing. 


Correct works by Albert Kotin







Albert Kotin, Inca, 1961








Albert Kotin, Predators, 1951.

Exhibited in the "9th St." Exhibition









Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1954



Albert Kotin, Moment of  Flight
Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1951
Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1950
Albert Kotin, Predators, 1951
Exhibited in the "9th St." Exhibition
Albert Kotin, Downbeat, 1954



Albert Kotin, Westerly, 1957                    

Albert Kotin, Inca, 1961



Albert Kotin, Untitled, 1964




Albert Kotin, Head, 1968

Albert Kotin, Testigos, 1968








There is no similarity between the original works of Albert Kotin and
the giclėe disseminated in Internet advertising by the Palm Beach Modern Auctions
as the work of Albert Kotin 


The Triptych is not an original work of art.
 The work is a GICLÉE sold by Palm Beach Modern Auctions
has no relation to the artist, Albert Kotin




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