His website has a catalog of his works and I didn't see the BN1 painting
in there. I assumed the forger copied one of his works but maybe he
created an 'original.' At least the forger had good taste in subjects.
Hockney is apparently an honest-to-goodness gearhead; I found some
submissions (apparently) by him on the Piston Heads forum.
Bob
On 9/12/2015 10:10 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
> David Hockney is a BIG NAME in the art world over here. And everywhere else I
> guess. See:-
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/5322432/David-Hockney-painting-sells-for-record-5.2-million.html
> £5.2 million!!! (That's pounds, sterling). Loadsamoney!
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: 12 September 2015 16:59
> To: Healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] Healey Siting
>
> So ... I'm watching an old episode of 'American Greed' on CNBC about an art
> forger selling fake, high-end art. The show is flashing through some of the
> fake art and what do I see? What appears to be an abstract painting of a
> BN1! Thanks to the miracle of DVR technology--and a new, state-of-the art
> cable box--I'm able to rewind the show and get an iPhone photo of the art and
> what I believe to be the artist's signature.
>
> Any art experts out there? I'm gonna start googling myself and see what I
> can come up with.
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
>
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