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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, possibly a fake Rembrandt
If your painting has been rejected by a "specialist," we understand your frustration. We often overturn the rejections of accomplished "specialists." Unlike many art "specialists," we combine sophisticated scientific tests, rigorous analysis, and meticulous research. We produce a fully illustrated report on your painting, which systematically explains our assessment in a timely fashion and for a reasonable price. We have a true passion for reviewing rejections and finding out the truth about your painting for you. Your painting deserves the most serious consideration possible.
The big auction houses are like any big company; things slip through the cracks. No one has time to do things carefully, and people make mistakes. Individual specialists can also have a knee-jerk reaction against authenticating paintings. The absence of a chain of ownership, or a cloudy one, can scare off specialists. Some specialists are snobs and believe legitimate paintings can only come from a handful of well-known sources. Some specialists never leave museums and only see museum-quality pieces never seeing anything below the level of "sensational." Sometimes specialists are technophobes or only deal with pictures in person. They aren't used to looking critically at digital photos to get the information they need in order to make an educated judgment. Our experts have years of experience using electronic methods and digital photography.
You see the high quality of your painting, yet the specialist seems to have it rejected out of hand, with little reflection or study.
We understand your feelings.
Here are some of the real reasons auction houses and specialists reject paintings:
- They didn't understand the information you sent them and didn't want to bother to ask for more information.
- They couldn't see your photos well enough.
- Something you said or wrote triggered an irrational reaction that something is amiss, that the painting could be a fake.
- The "specialist" is not really a specialist in paintings. He may be a specialist in silver.
- A secretary opening the mail rejected your painting because the specialist was "too busy."
- The painting somehow differed from the way the specialist remembered the best-known works of the artist.
- It is not in the catalogue raisonné (which possibly is outdated, incomplete or both)
- In the case of free authentications, the specialist may glance at only one picture of your painting for just three seconds.
- The specialist is paranoid about making a mistake about a potentially valuable, significant painting.
- The specialist is simply having a bad day.
The list of possible reasons could go on for pages.
Please contact us if you think your painting has been improperly rejected. We've helped many clients in your predicament. We'll treat the question of the authenticity of your painting with the utmost respect.
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