Journals
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:54:11 PMArt Forensics #5:
Forensics and the Fingerprints of the Artist
by Dr. John Daab CFE, CFC, for Fine Art Registry®Read articles in the series here:
Art Forensics #1 - Introduction: Forensic Science under Attack by NAS
Art Forensics #2 - Forensic Science and Provenance Research: Questioned Documents
Art Forensics #3 - Handwriting Analysis
Art Forensics #4 - Forensic Linguistics
Introduction
Fingerprint match evidence is recognized by the legal system as one of the strongest elements in establishing the guilt or innocence of a person charged with a crime. If a person's print is on a piece of real evidence such as a gun, knife, or the steering wheel of a getaway car, it is generally accepted that the person was involved in the crime. The foundation for the forensic science of fingerprint analysis comes from its longevity of use without oppositional findings questioning its reliability. One hundred years without being proven false is accepted by the court system as the smoking gun in proving guilt or innocence. It is further bolstered by the belief that no two fingerprints are alike, and if a match is found, logic propels the conclusion that it could not be the case that someone else has a similar print and could be the guilty party. It has been noted that even identical twins do not have matching prints.
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:41:17 PMBreaking News from Some Current and...
former Park West Gallery Employees
Former Park West Gallery employees and those with insider knowledge into the Gallery's underbelly have shared some very interesting information regarding the current state of affairs at Park West Gallery and we believe it is important to share the latest with our readers. It bears repeating that the individuals reporting to us insisted on anonymity for fear of repercussions from Park West Gallery and with good reason. The more Fine Art Registry® reports these things, the more rabid the representatives and lawyers of Park West Gallery become. However, it should be pointed out that the information presented here comes from very reliable sources within Park West Gallery.
THE LATEST
"Park West has ordered ALL OLD MASTER works of art OFF of ALL ships worldwide immediately. Specifically, any works with signatures by ANY Master (Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Rembrandt, etc.) These are to include works such as Zami Steynovitz as well. Anything with a signature is being removed! Some ships have returned over 100+ works of art to the Park west Gallery Miami Lakes warehouse. They are leaving the animation signatures and sports signatures (Muhammed Ali) on board.
I am sure you can see right thru this move. They [Park West Gallery] are paranoid about signature works being on ships right now...interesting!"
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:39:53 PMPark West Gallery Caught
Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
More Litigation Updates
Is Park West Gallery attempting to cut its captive self-proclaimed Dalí authenticator, Bernard Ewell, adrift?
Up a Creek Without a Paddle
On September 19, 2009, Park West Gallery filed a Motion to Sever Bernard Ewell from the Federal litigation. What is a Motion to Sever and what does all this mean? In general, a Motion to Sever a party (in this case Ewell) from a lawsuit entails asking a Judge for one case to be divided into two different cases so they can be tried separately. This is never efficient for the courts or for the parties involved. But this is precisely the type of underhanded tactics that Park West Gallery has employed from the beginning.
Fine Art Registry® believes that Park West Gallery has a specific strategic reason for pulling this latest legal maneuver and it's not what you might think. Remember, nothing is as it seems with Park West Gallery, and its lawyers are always scrambling to dream up creative ways to intimidate, and spend to death, anyone who opposes them. They figure the more they can get people to jump through their endless dreamed-up legal hoops, the better chance they have of breaking them financially and shutting them up. And trust us when we say that Park West and its lawyers blur the line between fact and fiction in the extreme.
Monday,Oct 26 2009, 06:34:44 PMThe Descharnes' Undying Commitment...
to Salvador Dali
Protecting the Reputation of the Life's Work of the Artist for Well Over Half a Century
by Theresa Franks for Fine Art Registry®
Salvador Dali created a foundation for himself in Spain with the directive to:
promote, encourage, popularize, honor, and defend within the Spanish territory,
as well as in other countries, the artistic, cultural and intellectual works of Salvador Dali.
For decades Robert Descharnes has seriously pursued Dali's decree to "honor" and "defend" the artist's body of work. There is no one that can dispute that Robert Descharnes was more than a secretary to the great painter. He was a cherished friend.
Face à face, Robert Descharnes et Salvador Dalí tenant respectivement un oursin et une corne de rhinocéros d'Asie, deux emblèmes du film L'Histoire prodigieuse de la Dentellière et du Rhinocéros, Paris, Hotel Meurice 1957.
Face to face, Robert Descharnes and Salvador Dali holding respectively a sea urchin and an Asian rhinoceros horn, two (emblèmes) of the film "The Prodigious Adventure of the Lacemaker and the Rhinoceros", Paris, Hotel Meurice 1957.
Courtesy © 2009 Descharnes & Descharnes sarl / daliphoto.com
