Van Gogh Fake Art Exhibit

A fake painting is to be included in an exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland for the first time. A van Gogh forgery, Still Life with Daisies and Poppies, is to feature in a summer exhibition, entitled van Gogh and Britain, at the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh. The curator, said that although it appeared perverse to include the work, it was intended to demonstrate the history of van Gogh's popularity in Britain. It was one of 30 forgeries once sold by the Otto Wacker gallery in Berlin, Germany. The picture is unsigned, so it is unclear whether it was painted to deceive. The still life has not been shown in public since it was exposed as a fake. Van Gogh and Britain will run from July 7 to September 24. It will explore his relationship with several British arts figures, in particular Alexander Reid, the Glasgow dealer with whom he shared an apartment in Paris. For the full story - click the title Irish Art