More on Judges As Art Critics
Judges now recognize that while their word is law in the courtroom, in the art world their verdicts can be overturned by a higher authority: the market. “A decision by a court in the United States that a work is authentic may or may not have any value,” said the lawyer Peter R. Stern. “It’s totally up to the market.”
Via the NY Times.
Tags: art, auction houses, authentication, fakes, forgery, judges as art critics, law
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