The Worst Episodes of Fake or Fortune?

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   5.5/10(17 votes)

   #1 - Music Memorabilia

   S12:E310/10/2024

   The team delve into the world of music memorabilia when they investigate a piano linked to John Lennon and a guitar with a connection to Ronnie Wood, but are they the real deal?

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   6.7/10(31 votes)

   #2 - A Sculpture in the Brambles

   S9:E17/28/2021

   A sculpture found in the long grass of a Norfolk home bears striking similarities to the work of Henry Moore. Could it be a lost work by one of the greatest 20th-century artists?

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   7.5/10(29 votes)

   #3 - Giacometti

   S7:E59/9/2018

   The team try to find out whether a white square of plaster is an early work by Giacometti.

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   7.5/10(26 votes)

   #4 - Modigliani

   S10:E28/30/2022

   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 genuine, it could be worth up to £100,000. If not, just a few hundred.

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   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Arshile Gorky

   S11:E410/17/2023

   Could a mysterious canvas covered in white paint be hiding a lost painting by one of the most important painters of the 20th century, Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky?

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   7.6/10(27 votes)

   #6 - Landseer

   S9:E38/11/2021

   The team investigate a powerful scene of the aftermath of battle; could it be a work by celebrated Victorian artist Edwin Landseer, thought to be destroyed by a flood in 1928?

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   7.6/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Sisley

   S10:E39/6/2022

   Fiona Bruce, Philip Mould and the team help Americans Kim and Chuck, who believe their landscape painting is by one of the founders of Impressionism, Alfred Sisley, building a case to prove its authenticity. Kim and Chuck bought the work at auction near Chicago and believe it to be genuine. However, the painting was turned down nearly 10 years ago by the authentication committee, so the team will have to find new evidence to persuade them to change their mind.

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   7.6/10(17 votes)

   #8 - The Mystery of Churchill’s Garden

   S13:E17/21/2025

   A mysterious inscription, a famous name and a colossal price tag. The team embark on a high-stakes quest to authenticate a 'lost' Churchill. Is it genuine or a clever fake?

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   7.8/10(31 votes)

   #9 - Degas and the Little Dancer

   S2:E19/16/2012

   Fiona and Philip examine a painting that owner Patrick Rice thinks is by Edgar Degas. If its genuine, it could be worth about £500,000. They trace the artwork back through time to find out whether it really was created by one of France's greatest artists.

   Director:Robert Murphy

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    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #10 - Gainsborough

    S3:E42/9/2014

    This week the focus is on Britain's public art collections, in which 17,000 paintings are listed as `artist unknown'. Philip identify several works they believe are by Thomas Gainsborough.

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    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Toulouse-Lautrec

    S7:E28/19/2018

    Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould must prove that a sketchbook is the work of a young Toulouse-Lautrec, overturning a decision made by a committee of experts on the artist. The drawings in the book are of a very different subject matter to Lautrec's famous works, and are dated to when he was a teenager - a period of his life that is largely a mystery. To get to the truth, Fiona and Philip travel to the town in the south of France where Lautrec grew up and visit the grand family home where he spent much of his youth.

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    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Joshua Reynolds

    S11:E210/3/2023

    A painting bought from an online auction in Monaco described as 'in the style of Sir Joshua Reynolds' looks promising, but could something murkier be lurking beneath the paint?

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    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #13 - What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit

    S13:E58/18/2025

    The team return to two portraits of Black British women from the 18th and 19th centuries. How have recent changes in society transformed the fortunes of these important artworks?

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    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Renoir

    S4:E27/12/2015

    Nicky Philipps needs help in determining whether a mysterious painting housed at Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire is a genuine piece of work by French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir.

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    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #15 - Munnings and Churchill

    S4:E47/26/2015

    Fiona and Philip attempt to help Under-Sheriff and Secondary of London Charles Henty find out whether two paintings in his possession are as valuable as he believes.

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    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Rodin

    S5:E37/31/2016

    A sketch of a dancer believed to have been drawn by Auguste Rodin is investigated.

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    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #17 - Gauguin

    S6:E39/10/2017

    The team examine two pictures believed to be by Paul Gauguin, a giant of 19th-century art.

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    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #18 - The Lost Gainsborough

    S8:E17/25/2019

    The team investigate an 18th-century landscape that could be a lost work by of one of the biggest names in British art, Thomas Gainsborough.

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    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Flemish Old Master

    S10:E49/13/2022

    Fiona and Philip visit a church in Port Glasgow to investigate whether a mysterious work depicting Christ after the crucifixion could be a lost masterpiece by one of the great painters of Northern Renaissance art.

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    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Cezanne and Pissarro

    S11:E310/10/2023

    Could two simple sketches be by great French artists Pissarro and Cezanne? The team set out to gather evidence to prove they’re genuine.

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    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Turner: A Miscarriage of Justice?

    S2:E29/23/2012

    Fiona and Philip take a look at the history of three paintings bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales after their owner died in 1951. It was always thought that the paintings were by landscape artist JMW Turner, but only months after the museum took ownership, experts said that they were fakes.

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    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #22 - Constable

    S3:E21/26/2014

    Fiona and Philip attempt to prove that two paintings are missing works by one of the country's best-loved artists, John Constable.

    Director:Robert Murphy

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    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #23 - Portraits

    S5:E48/21/2016

    Featuring works claimed to be by Willem de Kooning, Philip Mercier and Adolph von Menzel.

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    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #24 - Henry Moore

    S7:E38/26/2018

    Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a small watercolour sketch that could be the work of sculptor Henry Moore. The piece was found in 2012 in a hoard of artwork stolen by the Nazis. While the unidentified piece has many characteristics of Moore's work, none of the other artworks recovered were by British artists, so it remains a mystery how it came to be there. The team must not only find out who created it, but also who it belonged to, since it may have been looted from Jewish owners during the Holocaust and will need to be returned to surviving descendants.

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    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #25 - Cosway or Lawrence?

    S8:E28/1/2019

    Can the team prove that a portrait attributed to pioneering female artist Maria Cosway is actually an undiscovered work of the great Regency artist Sir Thomas Lawrence?

    Director:Lucy Swingler

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