A painting that has had a question mark over it for decades … It certainly looks like a Degas: one of his dancers. Fake or Fortune? s2e1: Degas and the Little Dancer, BBC 2012
1880s: Degas was frequently attending ballet performances. ibid.
‘There are some serious queries as well … The signature goes very woolly after the ‘D’ … Concerned both about the draughtsmanship, the construction of it … [and] the face.’ ibid. expert
An authentic work by Degas. ibid.
We explore a group of paintings once thought to be by Britain’s greatest landscape painter – Turner. For over 60 years they have been condemned as fakes. Fake or Fortune? s2e2: Turner: A Miscarriage of Justice?
Margate Jetty was cut down on all four sides. ibid.
We hunt for a painting hidden within a painting … Could it be the work of Sir Anthony van Dyck, the man who revolutionised English art? Fake or Fortune? s2e3: Van Dyck: What Lies Beneath
Celebrated French painter Edouard Vuillard whose works usually sell for hundreds of thousands of pounds - and yet here it was in a country saleroom for a fraction of a price. Fake or Fortune? s3e1: Vuillard, BBC 2014
Two possible works by this quintessential English artist ... and ends with a painting restored to its rightful place as a work by one of England’s finest artists. And there’s more good news ... Yarmouth Jetty was also likely to have been painted by John Constable. Fake or Fortune? s3e2: Constable
Is this picture the bargain of a lifetime? Or a very expensive gamble on the notorious Russian art market? Fake or Fortune? s3e3: Chagall
And they [Committee] are declaring your painting is fake. ibid. Bruce
Our two paintings are Imaginary Landscape by ‘a follower of Gainsborough’ at the Courtauld and A Portait of Joseph Gape by an unknown artist at the St Albans’ Museum. Fake or Fortune? s3e4: Gainsborough
Over a third of all Gainsboroughs are now in America. ibid.
Imaginary Landscape: a Gainsborough drawing that has been over-painted by somebody else ... The portrait: Gainsborough. ibid.
We’re on the trail of three small oil paintings by Britain’s best loved modern artist. Fake or Fortune? s4e1: Lowry
L S Lowry is one of the most frequently faked artists. ibid.
Lowry’s work is deceptively simple. Almost primitive. A classically trained painter who resented being billed an amateur, Lowry’s work broke with convention: he called them dreamscapes. ibid.
‘I am a simple man and I use simple materials.’ ibid. Lowry
Could a painting hanging in a Welsh castle be a work by the impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir? Fake or Fortune? s4e2, Renoir
The art world can be a law unto itself. ibid.
Small church is home to the largest painting we’ve ever looked into on Fake or Fortune? But who painted it? Fake or Fortune? s4e3: A Mystery Old Master
It all suggests to me that this is Italian, a late Renaissance-period painting … It all seems to point to Venice. ibid. Philip
Francesco Montemezzano – he did work with Tintoretto but is more closely associated with Paulo Veronesi. ibid.
We’re investigating two paintings by two giants of the 20th century: Sir Alfred Munnings, once Britain’s most expensive living artist, and Sir Winston Churchill. Fake or Fortune? s4e4: Munnings & Churchill
Munnings has been faked by some of the most notorious forgers. While the potential Churchill threatened to divide opinion. ibid.
‘Incontrovertible proof Churchill painted this scene.’ ibid. Bendor
Dead of Winter believed to be by Sir Alfred Mullins. ibid.
One of the twentieth century’s most important painters. Famed for his distinctive nudes, Lucian Freud was the most valuable living artist until his death in 2011. Fake or Fortune? s5e1: Freud, BBC 2016
Few of Freud’s juvenile pieces ever appeared on the market. ibid.
Could a painting hanging in a Scottish castle be a work by 19th century French master Paul Delaroche? Fake or Fortune? s5e2: Delaroche
A work by arguably the world’s most famous sculpture: Auguste Rodin. Could the man who created The Kiss and The Thinker also have given us this enchanting sketch of a woman dancing? Fake or Fortune? s5e3: Rodin
‘I am sorry to inform you I do not recognise the hand of Auguste Rodin.’ ibid. expert
We’re going to investigate three paintings ... Portrait of Renee attributed to Willem de Kooning ... [Adolph von] Menzel: The Old General. Portrait of the Lady: Philip Mercier. Fake or Fortune? s5e4: Portraits
Can we prove that this beautiful English landscape is the work of national importance? A lost masterpiece by John Constable. Fake or Fortune? s6e1: Constable, BBC 2017
Still bears the scars of a botched makeover. ibid.
‘In our opinion it is indeed a genuine authentic compositional sketch by John Constable’. ibid. expert
For the first time we travel to Australia where we’re on the trail of a painting believed to be by one of the country’s most famous artists – Tom Roberts. Fake or Fortune? s6e2: Tom Roberts
Born in Dorset in 1856 Roberts emigrated down under with his family in 1869. ibid.
Tom Roberts left Australia in 1881 aged 25 and travelled to London to enrol at the Royal Academy of Arts. ibid.
It is by Tom Roberts. ibid.
We’re on the trail of two pictures believed to be by one of the world’s most sought-after artists: Paul Gauguin. Fake or Fortune? s6e3: Gauguin
Self-centered and impulsive, a hedonist. ibid.
Doubts about the authenticity of the still life are mounting up. ibid.
‘The Gauguin Committee will gladly make a statement as to the inclusion of this drawing in the catalogue.’ ibid.
Can we prove this is a work by celebrated British artist William Nicholson? A damning ruling has divided art work opinion. Our investigation takes us to the dark side of the art market. Fake or Fortune? s7e1: Nicholson, BBC 2018
William Nicholson was one of the leading British artists of his generation. Born in 1872 he began his career as a graphic artist before forging success as a painter. Over 50 years he created nearly 900 oil paintings from informal portraits to haunting landscapes. ibid.
‘I regret to inform you that I do not find that there is sufficient evidence to attribute this work to William Nicholson.’ ibid.
We travel to France on the trail of one of the most renowned artists of the nineteenth century. Could a set of drawings found in a garden shed turn out to be by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec? Fake or Fortune? s7e2 Toulouse-Lautrec
I think Alain’s sketchbooks are by Toulouse-Lautrec. ibid.
Can we prove that this is a sketch by the great 20th century sculptor Henry Moore? Fake or Fortune? s7e3: Henry Moore
Every piece in Cornelius Gurlittt’s horde has to be researched. If it was art stolen or looted from Jewish families in World War II, it should be returned. ibid.
‘The review panel were delighted to accept this drawing into the catalogue raisonne.’ ibid. Henry Moore Foundation geezer
Two very rare portraits offer a glimpse into the lives of black Britons in the 18th and 19th centuries. In an era when much of British industry relied on slavery, our pictures are exceptional in challenging the racist conventions of the time … Can we identify the artists responsible? … by Emma Jones … [and] David Martin. Fake or Fortune? s7e4: A Double Whodunnit