Fake or Fortune
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould attempt to prove the provenance of works of art using experts, scientific methods and plain old detective work. Proving the provenance however, does not mean their findings will be accepted by the art world, which can be exclusive, snobbish and elitist.
- 2010-2026
- 14 seasons
- Netflix
- Documentary, Suspense
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould attempt to prove the provenance of works of art using experts, scientific methods and plain old detective work. Proving the provenance however, does not mean their findings will be accepted by the art world, which can be exclusive, snobbish and elitist.
Season 7 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Nicholson
A William Nicholson painting purchased by a collector from an estate, which is not included in a 'catalogue raisonné' (a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works by Nicholson) created by expert Patricia Reed, leads Fiona and Philip on a mission to try and convince Reed that it is indeed a genuine Nicholson painting.
Episode 2
Toulouse-Lautrec
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to France to try to authenticate a batch of sketches and watercolours supposedly produced by a teenage Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, works which had already been rejected by the Committee responsible for authenticating the work of Toulouse-Lautrec. They need to uncover proof which, they hope, will persuade the Committee to reassess their previous decision.
Episode 3
Henry Moore
A watercolour sketch thought to be by the British 20th-century sculptor Henry Moore was one of many artworks to have been looted by the Nazis from German museums in what they branded as degenerate art. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould have been asked by the Museum of Fine Art in Bern, Switzerland, the owner of the piece, to investigate its provenance. They hope that their investigations will prove to the Henry Moore Foundation that the work is genuine.
Episode 4
A Double Whodunnit
Fiona & Phillip investigate 2 rare portraits of black British subjects from the 18th & 19th centuries, both highly unusual in their positive depiction of black sitters at a time when Britain was still very much engaged in slavery.
Episode 5
Giacometti
Art series with Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould. The team try to find out whether a stark, white square of plaster is one of Giacometti's earliest works.
