Fake or Fortune?

201112 seriesEntertainment / Music/Arts
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BBC One

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.

Elisabeth Frink: Episode Image
Episode 1Elisabeth Frink

Could a sculpture found at a car boot sale in Essex be a work by Dame Elisabeth Frink?

Joshua Reynolds: Episode Image
Episode 2Joshua Reynolds

Could a portrait of a boy bought online by a car dealer be by Sir Joshua Reynolds?

Cezanne and Pissarro: Episode Image
Episode 3Cezanne and Pissarro

Could two simple sketches be works by great French artists Pissarro and Cezanne?

Arshile Gorky: Episode Image
Episode 4Arshile Gorky

Could a mysterious canvas covered in white paint be a lost masterpiece by Arshile Gorky?

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