Security for the art market
The examination and scientific analysis often provide objective answers to questions posed by artwork. These methods often leave large shadow areas in understanding the genesis of a work.
The art market professionals arrived to think that a painting for which they had to do these studies is a questionable work.
The scientific identification by a specific protocol combination of examination and analysis methods, dashed those shadow areas.
These professionals use our services to remove these grey areas, when faced with a questionable work.
If they think the work is indisputable, by a clearly identified artist, they do not use our services.
Paradoxically, the major question posed to a buyer is the physical authenticity of the work that is proposed.
The authenticity of artwork is often confirmed by a historical record, bibliographic, economic, sometimes legal, and rarely physical.
At the show TEFAF Maastricht, we have witnessed a symptomatic scene of this mind-set:
An important collector was purchasing the work of a Dürer student. The merchant extol the exceptional quality of the work. The collector, obviously seduced, then answers:
"Sir I buy this painting if you give me a single objective proof that this painting has been made in the sixteenth century."
The embarrassed merchant could not answer this simple question because it seemed to him absurd.
He simply stated that it was recognized as such by all the Art historians.
The scientific identification of pictorial artwork increases Art security.
The accuracy of our observations to verify the adequacy of our comments, consolidate the Artwork identity.
This scientific identification is materialized by an identification document.
The identification document, associated with the expertise certificate is a basic documentation. It can be supplemented by historians of art publications, references to the taste and identified methods of the artist. When an identification document has been produced for any accident or transaction, an audit file can be achieved. It allows to verify any alterations; falsifications or posterior substitutions of the work.
Security for the collector
When buying, guaranteed The identification document expertise and confirms the authenticity of a work.
Upon a sale or inheritance, the audit file allows avoid or verify any substitution and embezzlement.
When disaster, the identification document is an additional guarantee of the work.
Security for the insurer
During the examination of a risk, the identification document ensures expertise and confirms the authenticity of a work.
During a robbery, the audit file can determine the value of the stolen work, its conservation status.
If it is found, it can verify if the work is the one that was stolen, and when damage to clarify the state.
During a disaster, the audit file can determine the state of deterioration of the work and specifying the injury suffered by the insured.
Security for the Art historian or the expert
The identification document is a documentation basis.
The identification document can be compared to articles, references to the taste and identified methods of the artist.
The identification document can enable the realization of new publications.
During a dispute, the identification document can be a solid basis for negotiations.
The identification document and the certificate guarantees the sustainability of expertise.
Security for the auctioneer or gallery:
During a sale, the identification document ensures expertise and confirms the authenticity of a work of art.
When a repurchase, the audit can detect substitutions or malfeasance and reveal restorations.
During a dispute, the identification document can be a solid basis for negotiations.