Comments on: Real or Forgeries: Nelson Mandela Prison Lithographs http://art2u.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/real-or-forgeries-nelson-mandela-prison-lithographs/ Art. Right. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gary Arseneau http://art2u.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/real-or-forgeries-nelson-mandela-prison-lithographs/#comment-105 Gary Arseneau Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:03:43 +0000 http://art2u.wordpress.com/?p=766#comment-105 One more note of interest. Watercolors can only be reproduced, resulting in reproductions. Lithographs are original works of visual art created by an artist. Therefore, that would make Prince Charles, at best, not a connoisseur. Unfortunately, that would be an explanation not an excuse for defrauding consumers for thousands of pounds for nothing more than a poster, not to mention the poisoning of the marketplace against legitimate artists who create lithographs with his misrepresentation of reproductions as original works of visual art ie., lithographs. By any other name, -prints of thieves-. Gary Arseneau artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar Fernandina Beach, Florida One more note of interest.

Watercolors can only be reproduced, resulting in reproductions.

Lithographs are original works of visual art created by an artist.

Therefore, that would make Prince Charles, at best, not a connoisseur.

Unfortunately, that would be an explanation not an excuse for defrauding consumers for thousands of pounds for nothing more than a poster, not to mention the poisoning of the marketplace against legitimate artists who create lithographs with his misrepresentation of reproductions as original works of visual art ie., lithographs.

By any other name, -prints of thieves-.

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida

]]> By: Gary Arseneau http://art2u.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/real-or-forgeries-nelson-mandela-prison-lithographs/#comment-104 Gary Arseneau Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:54:55 +0000 http://art2u.wordpress.com/?p=766#comment-104 Mandela -never- created a lithograph in his life. To learn more, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com/2007/05/fake-mandela-lithographs-70-million.html Gary Arseneau artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar Fernandina Beach, Florida Mandela -never- created a lithograph in his life.

To learn more, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com/2007/05/fake-mandela-lithographs-70-million.html

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida

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