Attribution rules could be redefined
Series: Antiques Trade Gazette ; (1527) 23 February 2002, 1&2(1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Depending on the final judgement, the case "Drake v Agnew's" could change the rules and conventions on attribution in UK art sales. Texan millionaire art collector Richard Drake bought a portrait from Agnew's believing it to be by Van Dyck but later doubt was thrown onto its provenance. Drake claims that Agnew's had a contract to guarantee the authorship of the work. Given that many leading artists only painted the important parts of a painting attributed to them, a ruling in favour of Drake could create a precedent preventing those dealing in art from attributing even masterpieces directly to their artists.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3808-01 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 116845-1001 |
Depending on the final judgement, the case "Drake v Agnew's" could change the rules and conventions on attribution in UK art sales. Texan millionaire art collector Richard Drake bought a portrait from Agnew's believing it to be by Van Dyck but later doubt was thrown onto its provenance. Drake claims that Agnew's had a contract to guarantee the authorship of the work. Given that many leading artists only painted the important parts of a painting attributed to them, a ruling in favour of Drake could create a precedent preventing those dealing in art from attributing even masterpieces directly to their artists.