Fake or Fortune

In This Episode Fiona Bruce And Philip Mould Head To The Beautiful Norfolk Countryside On The Trail Of One Of The 20th Centurys Greatest Artists Henry Moore  Theyre Investigating An Intriguing Sculpture That Belongs To Retired Dairy Farmer Neil Betts And His Wife Barbara Over The Years They Used The Piece As A Doorstop And Even A Water Feature

The Team Investigates A Small Oil Painting Filled With Meticulously Painted And Intriguing Detail Its Owner Bought It At Auction In 1999 And Believed It To Be The Work Of The 19thcentury French Artist Jean Leon Gerome A Leading Figure In The Orientalist Genre The Team Uses Science And Detective Work To Get To The Truth But Do They Have Enough To Convince The Gerome Authority

The Art Duo Investigates A Painting That Could Be The Work Of The Celebrated Artist Sir Edwin Landseer If Theyre Right They Will Be Uncovering A Muchloved Victorian Masterpiece That Was Thought To Have Been Destroyed By A Catastrophic Flood Almost A Century Ago The Investigation Proceeds And Evidence Is Presented But Will It Be Enough To Prove That The Picture Is A Longlost Treasure

The Duo Heads To The Island Of Anglesey Where Farmer Huw Lewis Lives After Scouring The Internet For Art Bargains Huw Came Across A Small Oil Sketch Of Jesus And The Apostles At The Last Supper After Some Research Huw Thought He Might Have A Name For The Artist Benjamin West A Genuine 18thcentury Picture Could Reveal Some Unusual Ingredients As West Was Known To Experiment With Paints

When Ian and Julie moved into their Surrey cottage nearly 20 years ago, they discovered a curious wall painting in one of the bedrooms. They were planning to paint over it, when a neighbor told them famous British abstract artist Ben Nicholson stayed at the cottage and could have created it. If the team can prove the painting is genuine, it could be worth £200,000, if they can safely remove it.

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a delicate sketch depicting a mother and child, purported to be by one of the modern art world’s most famous names, Amedeo Modigliani. Its owner, Henrietta Sitwell, inherited the work and always believed it to be genuine. However, a leading auction house recently cast doubt on its authenticity. If the work is by the master, it could be worth up to £100,000.