Forensic scientist Thiago Piwowarczyk and art historian Jeffrey Taylor PhD examine a purported Jackson Pollock painting and use their expertise to determine if the painting is legitimate or a forgery.

Buying a painting, Noah Charney writes, is often a very expensive bet placed on a single word on a wall label: "by." Writing for Aeon, the art historian and forgery expert lays out how that one word ...

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