Watch fake or fortune gainsborough from season 3 at. In this episode they take on one of the most important cases theyve ever faced. Fake or fortune returns to tv screens with gainsborough. In this closing episode, suspicions are aroused when philip and his researcher spot a rogue picture for sale in a south african auction house. The team investigate an 18thcentury landscape that could be a lost work by of one of the biggest names in british art, thomas gainsborough. Starring fiona bruce, philip mould subtitles english cc. The fake or fortune team plunges into the murky world of the russian art market when they investigate a painting attributed to modern master marc chagall. A tv investigation into a painting belonging to a member of the james cropper family sadly revealed it was not a priceless masterpiece, but all was not lost. Joseph gape 17201801 was an english barrister and threetimes mayor of st albans in hertfordshire in 1746, 1761 and 1797. Aug 31, 2018 but would gainsborough really have executed it on paper rather than canvas, and why is conservationist aviva burnstock troubled by a distinctive blue pigment. Beyond the genteel galleries and upmarket auction houses of the art world lies a dimension rarely seen a darker side of incalculable wealth, social ambition and sometimes. How thomas gainsborough used stones, twigs and pieces of broccoli when painting landscapes.
He also served on the city council for more than 50 years. Philip identify several works they believe are by thomas gainsborough. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Fake or fortune s08e01 lost gainsborough video dailymotion. They choose two paintings, the first being an 18thcentury portrait of st albans mayor joseph gape that bendor thinks dates back to the artists days as a. In 2014, a painting of gape, for which the artist was unknown, was attributed to thomas gainsborough by hugh belsey on the bbc television series fake or fortune references. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Adventures of an antiques roadshow appraiser, and journalist and antiques roadshow uk presenter, fiona bruce, leading reallife art investigations in the third series of fake or fortune. The fourpart series airs each thursday at the same time and each episode lasts an. Every picture tells a story, but in this series, valuable paintings are treated as crime scenes. Collection journalist fiona bruce teams up with art expert philip mould to investigate mysteries behind paintings. Then add to the mix attractive detectives on the hunt to reveal the truth about important and valuable works of art, both modern and oldmaster, and you just might end up with fake or fortune. Fake or fortune will be shown on bbc1 on thursday, july 25, at 9pm. Episode 2 homer, broadcast by sunday 3 november 20.
To focus their research they look to the your paintings online records, where many thousands of oil paintings are listed 17,000 of them recorded as artist unknown. The team face a daunting challenge as they search for lost masterpieces in britains public art collections. Aug 14, 2019 fake or fortune s08e01 lost gainsborough. The painting has been in the family of owner mark cropper for generations, and until the 1970s it was considered to be a gainsborough. Scriptwriter keith tutt fell in love with the work of french postimpressionist painter edouard vuillard in his school art class.
But then a valuation downgraded it to a barker of bath an attribution philip calls a bin name. The identity of the artist who painted it is unknown but bendor thinks it is a gainsborough that dates back to his days as britains foremost high society portrait painter. Fake or fortune returns to bbc one tonight heres whats in. The james cropper chairman explained that the landscape painting had been in his family for generations. Since the first series aired in 2011, fake or fortune. The focus turns to britains public art collections, in which 17,000 paintings are listed as artist unknown. Apr 08, 2014 watch fake or fortune gainsborough from season 3 at. Art series with fiona bruce and expert philip mould.
The relatively recent bbc series involves three art historiandetectives who are on a neverending quest to discover the truth about intriguing. Fake or fortune se03e01 thomas gainsbrough youtube. At years old he was sent to london to train as an artist and by 1745 he had established his own studio. Journalist fiona bruce teams up with art expert philip mould to investigate mysteries behind paintings. A media report of a spat between two of televisions best known art detectives dealers philip mould and bendor grosvenor has not been denied by the dealers when contacted by atg. Aug 08, 2019 fake or fortune is back for its eighth series credit.
Fake or fortune series 8 is back with its third episode at 9pm tonight thursday, august 8, 2019 on bbc one. Its a world of subterfuge and intrigue as they grapple with complex battles often unseen beneath the apparently genteel art establishment. When a large oval picture of a parisian cafe scene said to be by the artist appeared in a provincial auction house, he gambled his savings on it even though it doesnt appear in the official record o. Fake or fortune returns to bbc one tonight heres whats.
Mould left reveals his connection to the earlier lost gainsborough to cohost fiona bruce right in. April 8, 2014 a search for missing works by artist thomas gainsborough that may be filed under artist unknown in britains public art collection. From these philip mould and his research director bendor grosvenor identify several works they believe are by thomas gainsborough. Jan, 2014 a history of art blog covering news stories on art history matters. Fake or fortune presenters in dispute over new bbc show. The painting had been exhibited as a gainsborough in the 1800s image. But instead of dci barnaby and ds gavin troy sifting through clues in the fictional whodunit, we have two art historians and art dealers, bendor grosvenor and philip mould author of the art detective. The bbc programme fake or fortune returned for another series, and in the first episode fiona bruce and philip mould travelled to burneside to meet their guest star, mr cropper. Fiona bruce and philip mould attempt to prove the provenance of works of art using experts, scientific. It is a world of subterfuge and intrigue as they grapple with complex battles often unseen beneath the apparently genteel art establishment. Monet discovered on bbc fake or fortune, series 3 due to be televised early next year fiona bruce antiques roadshow tv presenters art uk your paintings bbc news monet this or that questions film there are lots of questions to ask today questions about art and fakery and buying a gainsborough for 120 quid but the first question. A handsome portrait of joseph gape, mayor of st albans in the 18th century, languishes in a backroom of the citys museum. The fake or fortune team tries to prove that not one but two paintings are missing works by john constable. Born in suffolk in 1727, gainsborough was the son of a wool manufacturer.
In this episode, fiona and philip investigate what could be one of the best bargains ever seen on fake or fortune. Fake or fortune s03e04 gainsborough video dailymotion. Bbc art dealer in firing line as experts probe whether. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. The series first aired back in 2011, and after seven gripping seasons, fake or fortune is back for another run.
I ts not often philip mould gets things wrong, but an old painting comes back to haunt him as the eighth series of bbc1s popular art show fake or fortune. Thomas gainsborough 17271788 gainsborough was one of the leading english portrait painters in the late 18th century. The fake or fortune team plunge into the murky world of the russian art market when they investigate a painting attributed to modern master. At the end of the episode, when the gainsborough expert, mr belsey confirmed that the painting was done by barker of bath, mr cropped admitted he was gutted. Fake or fortune art dealer discovers the painting he sold for.
The blog covers news of auctions from the likes of sothebys, christies and bonhams of old masters such as van dyck, rubens, titian, raphael, michelangelo and leonardo, british artists such as thomas gainsborough, thomas lawrence, joshua reynolds, george romney and william hogarth, as well as modern and contemporary artists. A curious bbc one documentary series and created by journalist fiona bruce and art dealer and art historian philip mould, fake or fortune. In the first episode of the new series of fake or fortune. It exudes all the classic scents of being a sleeper, an important picture that has been miscatalogued and offered for a very low price. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast.
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