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Software To Authenticate Paintings
eldavojohn writes, "There's a new software tool out and about called Authentic which analyzes paintings to determine if they are indeed authentic works of the artist. If you don't think this is a serious problem to tackle, some experts estimate up to 15 percent of 'original prints' sold at auction houses are actually fake. From the article: 'By dividing 145 digitized paintings into pixels and analyzing the colors of each and how they compared with nearby pixels, the system was able to spot patterns unique to the painter. The software also showed Van Gogh's use of complementary colors (PDF) increased during his most active period from 1885 to 1890, according to the study published in Pattern Recognition Letters... In tests, Authentic performed as well as 15 human volunteers who were each given a small segment of a painting to study.' I've heard of many tools that analyze texts to verify the author but this is an extra dimension and a new frontier for pattern recognition. Tacking on another dimension, how much longer until we are able to analyze video in the same way?"
to make sure my fakes are not fakes?
I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long. --brownkitty
Tacking on another dimension
i'll buy that for a dollar!
I'm a rabbit startled by the headlights of life
...they should just install the Windows Genuine Advantage code on the paintings. (ducks)
I would hardly be surprised. There's an old (probably apocryphal) story about Picasso, a woman brought him some drawings to authenticate and asked if they were his work. He signed them and said "Now they are!"