Fake or Fortune?

2011•12 series•Entertainment / Music/Arts
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Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art dealer Philip Mould, who has been dubbed `the art detective', to investigate remarkable stories of well known paintings. From time-to-time paintings purported to be famous artists appear which cause a stir in the art world. From Paris and Amsterdam to Cape Town and New York, the team employs old-fashioned detective skills to research the provenance of the paintings, as well as the latest forensic testing to reveal compelling tales of lost masterpieces, forgeries and thefts.

Ben Nicholson: Episode Image
Episode 1Ben Nicholson

Could a wall painting in a Surrey cottage be the work of British modernist Ben Nicholson?

Modigliani: Episode Image
Episode 2Modigliani

Can the team prove a sketch is by one of the world’s most valuable artists, Modigliani?

Sisley: Episode Image
Episode 3Sisley

Can the team prove that a charming landscape is by the great impressionist Alfred Sisley?

Flemish Old Master: Episode Image
Episode 4Flemish Old Master

Can the team work out who painted an epic masterpiece in a Glasgow church?

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