Fake or Fortune?

Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable artworks.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Jun 19, 2011

13 seaons till Oct 17, 2024

Popularity: 16.8371
10 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Corot

Seasons & episodes

Total 13 seasons, 47 episodes

Series 1

Journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould investigate mysteries behind paintings.

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1Monet60 min

    Fiona and Philip take a look at a painting they think is an unrecognised work by Monet. They then try to persuade different luminaries from the art world to believe them.

  • Episode 2Homer60 min

    Fiona and Philip take a look at a painting which could be a piece of work by 19th-century American artist Winslow Homer and was discovered at a rubbish tip.

  • Episode 3Van Meegeren60 min

    Fiona and Philip take a look at the career of forger Han van Meegeren, who managed to fool galleries and buyers in the early 20th century with his fake pieces by Old Masters.

  • Episode 4Rembrandt60 min

    Fiona and Philip stop the auction of a painting that used to be a German national treasure but was stolen from it's Jewish owners by the Nazis during the Second World War. They then follow the story as it is discovered whether it is the work of Rembrandt.

Crew & Team

Robert Murphy

Editor

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