ART AUTHENTICATION: Forensic Art Evidence & Artistic Style. 2024 Paperback – November 22, 2024

The basis of Art Authentication is physical evidence, existing in reality. This idea comes from witnessing court cases, where the Rules of Evidence are applied, to certify that the evidence is not subjective hearsay. Unique physical evidence can be identified by facial recognition, fingerprints, photographs, hand writing, DNA, materials, technique and artistic style. Minus modern restorations or corrections, these factors are based in identification of unique characteristics.Facture is defined as the unique characteristics, of an artists' technique and method. Artistic style has unique physical characteristics just like DNA, fingerprints, handwriting and photographs. This includes the artists' materials, method of autographic marking and cognitive process. Original artworks can be imitated, or photographically reproduced, but never duplicated. No art copyist, faker or robot can make a Leonardo Da Vinci (LDV) painting. If they could, all art would be fake. Read more