Welcome to the Richard Polsky Art Authentication blog, which will offer commentary on timely topics from the art world and art market.

Recent Posts

• A Word About Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings (2/14/2023) - The significance of Keith Haring’s art was his ability to take cartooning and turn it into fine art. Along the way, he invented a series of potent symbols, including crawling babies and barking dogs —…
• Santa Fe and Contemporary Native American Art (1/1/2022) - 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…
• Are There Any Authentic Undiscovered Jackson Pollock Drip Paintings Out There? (6/13/2021) - 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…
• The Knoedler Scandal Documentary (3/10/2021) - 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…
• Andy Warhol: Beware of Fake Laser Prints (10/14/2020) - 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…
• Santa Fe’s Love Affair with Georgia O’Keeffe (9/13/2020) - 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…
• Reflections on Five Years as an Art Authenticator (8/25/2020) - In the five short years since I started Richard Polsky Art Authentication, I’ve witnessed a number of significant changes in the art market. Perhaps the biggest change has been the continued rise of the art…
• Bill Traylor: Forgeries on the Rise (2/24/2020) - Thanks to a record breaking price at auction for a drawing, Outsider artist Bill Traylor forgeries are on the rise .
• Andy Warhol and his Imitators (2/22/2020) - When it comes to Andy Warhol paintings, beware of elaborate provenances.
• The $50 Million Art Swindle: Time to Regulate the Art Market? (2/21/2020) - In 2001, the art dealer Michel Cohen fled the country with a fortune in art and cash — secured just by his word. Is it time to start regulating the art market?