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Richard Polsky Art Authentication

Richard Polsky

Santa Fe and Contemporary Native American Art

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In January, 2022, my wife Kimberly and I will be relocating to our new “contemporary adobe-style” house in Santa Fe. While our decision to move wasn’t based on the art authentication business, we certainly factored in the town’s creative atmosphere. Witness the mile-long row of diverse art galleries on Canyon Road and the abundance of […]

Are There Any Authentic Undiscovered Jackson Pollock Drip Paintings Out There?

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There are two Holy Grails of modern and contemporary art collecting. The first would be the re-discovery of the Vincent Van Gogh self-portrait, The Artist on the Road to Tarascon (1888), which disappeared from being stored in a salt mine during World War II. The other would be the emergence of a previously unknown Jackson […]

The Knoedler Scandal Documentary

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Finally, a documentary has arrived about the infamous Knoedler scandal; Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art. The tale’s basic premise is how the venerable Knoedler gallery — which had been in business for an unheard of 165 years — was forced to close after they got caught selling fake Motherwells, Rothkos, and […]

Andy Warhol: Beware of Fake Laser Prints

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During 2020, we’ve noticed a new phenomenon; fake Warhol graphics produced by high-quality laser printers. While we’re not sure about the specifics used to create these forgeries, examples from his “Flowers,” “Maos,” “Endangered Species,” and “Myths” portfolios have cropped up — so far. It used to be that a print’s provenance was of little consequence; […]

Santa Fe’s Love Affair with Georgia O’Keeffe

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Let there be no doubt about it; Santa Fe is in love with Georgia O’Keeffe. She’s the spiritual godmother of the town. A perusal of the shops which line the downtown Plaza reveal a wide variety of goods. Take your pick of O’Keeffe postcards, refrigerator magnets, posters, coffee table books, and scarves. Then there’s the […]