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May

New hurdle for art forgers as A-bomb fallout is used to identify the fakes

Posted by admin0  Published in Paintings

A new and not very subtle weapon is helping art collectors in the battle against forgers: the Bomb.

Russian scientists believe that nuclear test explosions and the bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 released elements into the atmosphere that can be detected in oil paintings made after...

Read Ben Hoyle's article in The Telegraph

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