The Vancouver Art Gallery has determined 10 paintings in its collection are, in fact, fakes – and is showcasing the years-long investigative process that led to that conclusion in a new exhibit.
The gallery was jubilant about the acquisition of the oils on paperboard and has now opened an exhibit explaining in detail that, yes, indeed, the original story was too good to be true
The Vancouver Art Gallery has turned a nearly nine-year inquiry into the provenance of 10 oil sketches thought to be by famed Group of Seven painter J.E.H. MacDonald into a new exhibit that details the process that ultimately determined they were fake.