ICRA & ALA - To authenticate - or not?

The Catalogue raisonné raises a host of fascinating legal questions. Join ICRA and a distinguished panel of art lawyers from the ALA to discuss authentication and catalogues raisonnés from a legal perspective, focusing on the question of: “to authenticate or not?"

Many of our authors, artists, consultants, lawyers and estates have questions about this, and we had no time to get into the topic during the previous Spotlight. Many, as we know, are no longer authenticating and some lawyers are no longer advising authentication of artworks—why? what is at stake? Others still believe it is the only way. Is there a shift going on in the field of legal thinking about authentication? Are there landmark cases? Where does that leave CRs and their authors (including living artists preparing their own CR)?

Please register here - joining information will be sent to you in advance of the event.

The session will be introduced by Sharon Hecker, ICRA Chair and moderated by ICRA Board member Sarah Davis.

Panellists:

• Amanda Gray, Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP, London

• Martin Wilson, Chief Legal Counsel/Head of Fiduciary Services, Phillips Auctioneers, London

• Steven Schindler, founding partner of Schindler Cohen & Hochman, New York

• Pierre Valentin, art lawyer and one of the founders of ICRA