In The News – Art detectives hunt for Jackson Pollock paintings at Lake Tahoe
October 29, 2024 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 10/29/2024, Written by Brenna O’Boyle
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – Art forgery expert, Curtis Dowling, has authenticated priceless works across the globe. On Sunday, Oct. 27, his team may have found their most intriguing find yet on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
“London, Paris have these big art collections. People owning massive collections of really famous paintings,” Dowling said. “Then you come somewhere like this and all of a sudden you meet somebody in a normal house that could have 40 Jackson Pollock (paintings) worth a billion quid (about $1,297,000,000). That’s the exciting thing about it. We don’t come anywhere unless we’re pretty certain that we’re not looking at the washroom door, and that it’s going to be good.”
Dowling was elated at the possibility. He spent more than three decades in the fine art world, with 15 years exposing fakes. Beyond his work as an art detective, Dowling has built a career as a lecturer, author, and television personality, investigating art fraud cases worldwide.
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