We all know how things went. An art exhibition presented as very prestigious: “Modigliani”, at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, but it is closed early because the painter’s experts denounce the presence of numerous fakes on display. The dubious works, 21 in total, are seized, and so begins the expertise procedure, the first results of which […]
Come sono andate la cose lo sappiamo tutti. Una mostra presentata come esposizione di grande pregio: “Modigliani”, in Palazzo Ducale a Genova, viene chiusa anticipatamente perché studiosi del pittore denunciano la presenza di numerosi falsi in esposizione. Le opere dubbie, 21 in totale, vengono sequestrate, ed inizia così l’iter periziale i cui primi risultati sono stati […]
The Genoa scandal or How to stop the never-ending sequel of false Modi’? Carlo Pepi, the renown Modigliani expert, on Facebook condemns “the indecent, unpunished proliferation of fakes” at the exhibition on Modigliani currently running in Genoa: “One third of the paintings is false” one can read on major national newspapers. The curator replied, “We […]