Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -
certificates of authenticity,Don Hrycyk,LAPD Art Theft Detail
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LAPD Art Cop and his example of a fake Certificate of Authenticity
by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCA Blog Editor-in-Chief
Don Hrycyk is the only full-time police officer assigned to investigate art crime and makes up the Los Angeles Police Department's Art Theft Detail. Here is an example of a fake Picasso work and its equally disreputable Certificate of Authenticity from Detective Hrycyk's collection.
Certificate of Authenticity
Picasso
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1970). Born on October 25, 1881, in
Malaga, Spain. Pablo Picasso was
probably the most famous artist of the twentieth century. During his artistic career, which
lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works, not only paintings but
also sculptures, prints, and ceramics.
He almost single-handedly created modern art. He changed art more profoundly than any other artist of this
century. First famous for his
pioneering role in Cubism, Picasso continued to develop his art with a pace and
vitality comparable to the accelerated technological and cultural changes of
the twentieth century. Each change
embodied a radical new idea, and it might be said that Picasso lived several
artistic lifetimes. Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France at
the age of 91.
“Pour Roby” (Portrait of a Young Man). Plate signed on the
lithographic plate by Picasso and shown in reverse on the printed image.
Entitled: “Pour Roby”
Description: Restrike Etching
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