How Much is that Rembrandt on the Gallery Wall? A Look Into Corporate & Crowd-Funding.

Image: Excavated terracotta warrior. Courtesy: O. Louis Mazzatenta/National Geographic Creative. Read the ArtWatch article here.

Bendor Grosvenor’s Eye, a new Raphael, and further barbarism at the Louvre.

Images: Louvre's recently restored St. John the Baptist, 1513, before (left) and after (right). Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

Barbarism at the Louvre: Euphrosyne Doxiadis on the Nike Samothrace Restoration.

Image: Nike before (right) and after (left). Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

The Art World’s Toxic Assets – Part III: Failures of Scrutiny.

Image: Painting of the Virgin newly attributed to Raphael. Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

Sistine Ceiling, Before and After Restoration: Looking Back In Order To Look Forward.

Image: Restorers cleaning the ceiling in the 1980s-90s. Read the ArtWatch article here.

Remembering the Consequences of Mishandling Art.

Image: Sculpture in the former Corcoran Gallery building in Washington, D.C. Courtesy: Washington Post. Read the ArtWatch article here.

Recap: 2016 James Beck Memorial Lecture.

Image: Prof. James Beck, founder of ArtWatch. Read the ArtWatch article here.

Frank Mason Painting Raffle to Benefit the Preservation of the Historic Salmagundi Club.

Frank Mason, "Storing Hay, Pownal, Vermont" 1959 (detail) Read the ArtWatch article here.

Save the Hitchcock Odeon! ArtWatch UK reports from London.

Image: Proposed Kensington Odeon. Courtesy: Evening Standard. Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

ArtWatch International Presents the 2016 James Beck Memorial Lecture and Reception.

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A restorer’s aim: The fine line between retouching and forgery. - Dr. Susan Grundy

Image: attr.to van Meegeren The Laughing Cavalier, pastiche after Hals (updated c.1923). Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

Trouble at Yale University Press London.

Image: Yale UP offices in Bedford Square. Courtesy: Yale Representation Ltd. Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

Fake or Fortune: Hypotheses, Claims and Immutable Facts.

“La Bella Principessa” inserted into Warsaw Sforziad w/ 5 arrows marking book’s stitches & 3 circles in which matches are claimed. Read the ArtWatch UK article here.

Donald’s Demolition: Reckless Jackhamering of Artistic Heritage to Make Way for the First Trump Tower.

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A derelict Old Master and a Fitzwilliam restoration farce.

Image: del Piombo's Adoration of the shepherds (c.1510). Oil on panel, transferred to canvas, as it really is Read Dr. Susan Grundy's article here.

ArtWatch International is a non-profit 501(c)3 incorporated in the state of New York in 1992 as an international advocate for the voice of art in the conservation and stewardship of historically significant works. It was founded by Columbia University art historian Professor James Beck to serve as a watchdog organization in the arena of cultural policy, protecting works of art and the public interest from vested private and institutional interests. We operate on a project by project basis, establishing task forces to determine the levels and methods of engagement in specific conservation, restoration and cultural policy issues and problems. Some problems have been addressed through scholarly work and publications, other through advisory and consulting arrangements, still others by symposia, debate, lecture forums, and intensive work with the media.