The Independent - London, June 23rd, 1996
There is a story that Picasso accompanied a colleague to an auction to reveal which of the paintings attributed to him were forgeries. As example after example of the great artist's work was held up, Picasso muttered "fake" to each. At the end, his bemused colleague exclaimed "my God - how can so many of your works have been faked?" to which Picasso answered: "All art is fake."
The point of the story may be more oblique, but recent revelations about the extent of imitation and misattribution in the art world leave the viewer wondering which works are what they say they are and how it is possi...
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