“Our Contemporary, the Forger”
A lecture by Zsófia Végvári, Head of the Complex Painting Examination Laboratory
As the fourth event of the series of events, Real Fake Stories, accompanying the exhibition Fake for Real, Zsófia Végvári, Head of the Complex Painting Examination Laboratory, will give a lecture on art forgeries.
The growth of the art market has led to an increasing number of fake paintings, or paintings of dubious origin, making it difficult to assess the works in a realistic way and to determine their true place in art history.
In addition to art historical research, it is therefore increasingly important to study the artists’ materials for painting, since a work of art has both physical and chemical properties that characterize the artist’s style and the spirit of the work itself. The judging of works should not only be a process of stylistic critical analysis, but also a work based on scientific research, since the use of paint is as much a matter of individuality as the brushstrokes.
During the lecture, Zsófia Végvári, founder and head of the Complex Painting Examination Laboratory, will guide participants through the interdisciplinary world of chemistry and art history, giving insights into the research of fake works and the methods of identification in practice.
The event is in Hungarian.
Admission is free, but registration is required. Registration link: