Are there any high-res scans of it? If so, a fairly accurate reproduction could be made, and depending upon the skill of the artist it could be created indistinguishable from the original without forensic tests.
Dunno. I was wondering yesterday if this would prompt museum people (if they haven’t already done it) to make high-res records of everything they have.
Cathy Wsays
@natashatasha – Except, someone pointed out: a scan won’t show what’s under it; we don’t know what’s on the back, I can’t imagine every brush stroke could be matched precisely… and it will be forever labeled a reproduction. On some level I think a photo would be a more honest record.
A reproduction just wouldn’t be the same. I grew to like Impressionism, particularly Renoir, from photographs (and calendars and whatnot), but when I finally came face-to-face with some Renoir paintings at the Art Institute in Chicago, I was stunned at how much greater their impact was than any photo.
No, I know; what I meant was, I wondered if with a good enough record, perhaps they could make a somewhat good facsimile. Or they could just skip the record part and commission forgeries (so to speak) of each painting…just in case.
But that’s empty babble really. That’s no solution.
Are there any high-res scans of it? If so, a fairly accurate reproduction could be made, and depending upon the skill of the artist it could be created indistinguishable from the original without forensic tests.
Dunno. I was wondering yesterday if this would prompt museum people (if they haven’t already done it) to make high-res records of everything they have.
@natashatasha – Except, someone pointed out: a scan won’t show what’s under it; we don’t know what’s on the back, I can’t imagine every brush stroke could be matched precisely… and it will be forever labeled a reproduction. On some level I think a photo would be a more honest record.
A reproduction just wouldn’t be the same. I grew to like Impressionism, particularly Renoir, from photographs (and calendars and whatnot), but when I finally came face-to-face with some Renoir paintings at the Art Institute in Chicago, I was stunned at how much greater their impact was than any photo.
No, I know; what I meant was, I wondered if with a good enough record, perhaps they could make a somewhat good facsimile. Or they could just skip the record part and commission forgeries (so to speak) of each painting…just in case.
But that’s empty babble really. That’s no solution.