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How can you tell if an artist’s signature is real?

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How can you tell if an artist’s signature is real?
To tell if an artist's signature is real, you generally need to compare it to images of their signature on authenticated works. You can find such pictures posted on the pages of trusted online resources. However, some counterfeiters are very skilled at copying signatures, making it difficult to determine reproductions from originals in some cases. As a result, experts typically recommend having a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer assist you with the authentication process. Find a wide variety of art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
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Fuchsia Bellflowers, Illustration Style Painting, Wild Flowers, Spring Bouquet
Located in Barcelona, ES
This vibrant painting captures the graceful charm of delicate Fuchsia Bellflowers. Sweeping brushstrokes and vivid colors bring these flowers to life, highlighting their stylized sha...
Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Warm Arboretum - Abstract Botanical Contemporary Expressive Peach-Tone Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil

"American Cheese", Sewn Collage of Cheesesteak Shop in Textile Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"American Cheese" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 24"w x 1.5"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Textile, Paint, Mixed Media

"Beneath the Blue Ridge"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Beneath the Blue Ridge" is from my series dedicated to the beauty of Austrian nature. The beauty of nature and the lake where I live inspired me to create this series. Made by blend...
Category

2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Flordali : Surrealist self-portrait - Original Handsigned Etching (Field #68-3 C
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI Flordali : Surrealist self-portrait, 1969 Original Lithograph and Etching Signed in the plate and handsigned in pencil Numbered /175 copies On Japan paper 77 x 57 cm ...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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