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Fakes in the Haitian art market – part 2

July 16, 2009 in Art, Haiti, Haitian Art, Medalia, Welcome by Ruth
A suggestion was made that we consider posting a tutorial to help collectors authenticate artwork. Art appraisal and authentication is a specialized field that requires a lot of study; unfortunately, for a long time this area has not been addressed in a professional manner. But that is changing…noted Haitian artist Marcel Wah has recently founded [...]

Fakes in the Haitian art market!

August 28, 2007 in Art, Haiti, Haitian Art by Ruth
We want to draw your attention to a problem that has become very serious for all collectors of Haitian art…forgeries! We look at Ebay on a regular basis and see many paintings for sale that are obviously fake! These are put on the net by individuals as well as “dealers” with websites, at prices for that [...]

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