Fake or Fortune?

201112 seriesEntertainment / Music/Arts
Available on
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.

The Lost Gainsborough: Episode Image
Episode 1The Lost Gainsborough

Can the team prove that an 18th-century landscape is a lost work by Thomas Gainsborough?

Cosway or Lawrence: Episode Image
Episode 2Cosway or Lawrence

Cosway or Lawrence? Will an 18th-century portrait turn out to be an undiscovered work by Sir Thomas Lawrence?

De Chirico: Episode Image
Episode 3De Chirico

Can the team prove that a painting bought for £1 in a junkshop is by Giorgio de Chirico?

A Venetian View: Episode Image
Episode 4A Venetian View

Can the team discover the hand behind a beautiful 18th-century Venetian view painting?

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