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The Soumaya Museum contains a large collection of posthumous Rodin, Daumier, Renoir and Degas forgeries.

Degas never cast in bronze, Renoir was a paralytic who did not sculpt after 1910, Daumier never cast in bronze and the Georges Rudier foundry went into business some 35 years after Rodin's death in 1917.

The dead don't sculpt.

At best, Carlos Slim was misled into purchasing forgeries the artists themselves have -never - seen.

Yes, I understand you find it hard to believe.

The news media, the majority of the time because of time constraints, uses the press releases they receive to write their articles, repeating the same misinformation as if they were facts.

The academia, with or without intent, indoctrinate under the guise of education these same misrepresentations as they were facts.

The museum industry, on more occasions than not, display forgeries, in their collection and/or exhibitions, that violate their own endorsed ethical guidelines.

To learn more about these contentious issues of authenticity, link to: http://garyarseneau.blogspot.com

Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida]]>Sep 2nd 2010 9:16AM