Software to Detect Art Fakes

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Software to Detect Art Fakes

10-15-2006, 12:31 PM,

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Software to Detect Art Fakes

Quote:SCIENTISTS have developed a tool to detect art fakes at a stroke - of a computer mouse.

Spotting a forged painting usually takes an expert eye and hours of analysis but that could change with a new digital authentication technique which analyses signs of an artist's unique style.

The software program called Authentic can also help date paintings by a particular artist, reports New Scientist...

Forgery detection has become an art in itself with some experts estimating up to 15 per cent of the art sold at auction houses may not be authentic...

full article: http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=DB1230002V&news_headline=%3Cbr%20/%3Esoftware_will_detect_art_fakes

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