9 levels of authenticity
Auction catalogs
Totally Authentic to Really Not
“Done by” artist’s full name. Studio Of. Manner of.Copied later than artist’s era.
Johannes Vermeer of Delft
Shifts from concept of artist’s hand to the artist’s brand
Leonarda Da Vinci and Vermeer - high value, scarcity
Warhol - ubiquity and repetition
Andy Warhol and Gerard Malaga (screen printer)
Artist makes 21-40, 10,000 works in a lifetime
Beeple (digital artist Mike Winkelmann, SC, USA)
NFT (non-fungible token), anyone can look at it, only one owns the cryptographic token
Alice Sherwood Authenticity
