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And just when will court punish people wrongly suing artists that denies you make money with counterfeits ? Even worse is the greediness of these art dealers th

And just when will court punish people wrongly suing artists that denies you make money with counterfeits ? Even worse is the greediness of these art dealers that just want to make money whatever the cost to artists. Art market is sick.

Dobbs 10y ago
This isn't a counterfeit. It is a case of mistaken identity and a lot of money on the line. A Pete Doig did in fact paint the picture. The problem is that Pete Doig is not Peter Doig.
- Sleaker 10y ago
  Also it's Pete Doige vs Peter Doig. Last names AND first names are a letter apart, and the court documents showed the signatures of both. The fact that the suitor didn't drop when presented with the evidence and let it go to trial anyway is pretty ridiculous.
Normal_gaussian 10y ago
The third to last paragraph > The artist’s lawyers said they identified the real Pete Doige, whose records matched Fletcher’s description. Doige died in 2012, but his sister, Marilyn Doige Bovard, testified at the trial that the work was created by her late brother. Suggests that there was reason for the corrections officer to believe he had a genuine painting, and not a counterfeit. However as this made it to court it may be that the plaintiffs were in a little too deep.
- TylerE 10y ago
  Note spellings: Peter Doig vs Pete Doige.
  - Normal_gaussian 10y ago
    Yep. Took me a while to find a copy of the signature [0]. I would happily follow the argument that the e character is embellishment from the end of the g. However all doubt is removed when presented with Doige's signature [1]. For comparison I also looked up Doig's signature [2], of course this could never be evidence that his signature at 16 wasn't the one presented. [0] http://i.cbc.ca/1.3675486.1468348236!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/painting-dispute-20160710.jpg http://i.cbc.ca/1.3675486.1468348236!/cpImage/httpImage/imag... [1] http://liverampup.com/uploads/images/362E348700000578-0-image-m-36_1468293263977.jpg http://liverampup.com/uploads/images/362E348700000578-0-imag... [2] https://www.wengcontemporary.com/cdn/uploads/default_site/artwork/Weng_Contemporary_Doig_Fisherman_Signature_Shot.jpg https://www.wengcontemporary.com/cdn/uploads/default_site/ar...
- chubot 10y ago
  Yeah it sounded like the plaintiffs had a decent reason to believe it was his painting at first. But then the defendants found the "real" Pete Doige. At that point the planitiffs should have verified it and dropped the lawsuit, but for some reason they chose to keep going.
  - x0x0 10y ago
    10 million reasons according to the article.

Dobbs 10y ago

This isn't a counterfeit. It is a case of mistaken identity and a lot of money on the line. A Pete Doig did in fact paint the picture. The problem is that Pete Doig is not Peter Doig.

Sleaker 10y ago
Also it's Pete Doige vs Peter Doig. Last names AND first names are a letter apart, and the court documents showed the signatures of both. The fact that the suitor didn't drop when presented with the evidence and let it go to trial anyway is pretty ridiculous.

Normal_gaussian 10y ago

The third to last paragraph > The artist’s lawyers said they identified the real Pete Doige, whose records matched Fletcher’s description. Doige died in 2012, but his sister, Marilyn Doige Bovard, testified at the trial that the work was created by her late brother. Suggests that there was reason for the corrections officer to believe he had a genuine painting, and not a counterfeit. However as this made it to court it may be that the plaintiffs were in a little too deep.

TylerE 10y ago
Note spellings: Peter Doig vs Pete Doige.
- Normal_gaussian 10y ago
  Yep. Took me a while to find a copy of the signature [0]. I would happily follow the argument that the e character is embellishment from the end of the g. However all doubt is removed when presented with Doige's signature [1]. For comparison I also looked up Doig's signature [2], of course this could never be evidence that his signature at 16 wasn't the one presented. [0] http://i.cbc.ca/1.3675486.1468348236!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/painting-dispute-20160710.jpg http://i.cbc.ca/1.3675486.1468348236!/cpImage/httpImage/imag... [1] http://liverampup.com/uploads/images/362E348700000578-0-image-m-36_1468293263977.jpg http://liverampup.com/uploads/images/362E348700000578-0-imag... [2] https://www.wengcontemporary.com/cdn/uploads/default_site/artwork/Weng_Contemporary_Doig_Fisherman_Signature_Shot.jpg https://www.wengcontemporary.com/cdn/uploads/default_site/ar...
chubot 10y ago
Yeah it sounded like the plaintiffs had a decent reason to believe it was his painting at first. But then the defendants found the "real" Pete Doige. At that point the planitiffs should have verified it and dropped the lawsuit, but for some reason they chose to keep going.
- x0x0 10y ago
  10 million reasons according to the article.