Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23153  http://www.myandywarhol.eu/my/my_story.asp Anthony d'Offay, who was Warhol's dealer in London, writes in his statement about the "Bruno B Self-Portrait": When Andy Warhol came to London for his show with us in 1986, he signed in my presence our copy of Crone's book in two places: one signature was across the dust-wrapper [cover] which reproduces our "Bruno B" Self Portrait eight times. The other was on the book's half-title. It is important to realise that Crone and Warhol together chose the "Bruno B" Self Portrait for the cover of the book and Andy Warhol's signature across the "Bruno B" image on the dust jacket is ... Read Full Story

In the 20 years since his death, Andy Warhol has enjoyed far more than 15 minutes of fame. The man who wove steel wool into golden fleece is the subject of scores of books and films. Media scholars mine his visions. Museums mount retrospectives. Warhol’s market, static for several years, has recently spiked; his 1963 silkscreen "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car)" fetched $71.7 million last May at Christie’s New York—more than four times the high set six months earlier.   With the surge in popularity and prices most people invested in the Warhol legacy are happy. Joe Simon, however, isn’t one of them. ... Read Full Story

http://www.myandywarhol.eu/news/news.asp?doquery=true By Linda Sandler March 24 (Bloomberg) -- An owner of an Andy Warhol self- portrait asked a New York judge to let him question witnesses in his $120 million lawsuit against the late artist’s foundation because “a number” of them have died or are becoming infirm. Joe Simon-Whelan, the portrait’s owner, was told by the  Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts  that his painting was a fake. He alleged in a 2007 lawsuit that the foundation was running “a 20-year scheme” to control prices in the market for Warhol pictures, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. More than ... Read Full Story

Art on Film Film  Andy Warhol: Denied 4:20 pm  Thursday, December 4, 2008  Remis Auditorium Andy Warhol: Denied  by Chris Rodley (United Kingdom, 2006, 52 min.). An attempt to unravel the complex, contradictory and downright bizarre events surrounding the authentication of the work of one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century. Presenter Alan Yentob travels to New York to meet those who knew or worked closely with Andy Warhol to find out how he really went about making his art, and to discover how the controversial Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board goes about deciding which works are genuine. The ... Read Full Story

Few art historical issues are as contentious, or have as dramatic and immediate effects in the marketplace, as those of attribution and authentication. In fact, lawsuits are so common that many experts require owners to sign a statement promising not to sue before they will even look at a work and offer an opinion. Among those who require such a signed statement is the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Committee, which was set up in 1995 by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Still, that didn't stop Joe Simon, a filmmaker who owns a painting that was rejected by the board, from suing ... Read Full Story