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A suggestion was made that we consider posting a tutorial to help collectors authenticate artwork. While we can’t offer a true tutorial, I can offer these pointers: View other works by the same artist to determine if the style, subject and signature are similar to the work you are considering. Keep in mind that over [...]

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 [...]