The
art world has been rocked by a haul of apparent forgeries by the ‘Moriarty of
fakers’ that could cost investors £200 million. The suspect Old Masters – said
to be by artists including Frans Hals and Lucas Cranach – have been described
as the ‘biggest scandal in a century’. In one case, Sotheby’s has been forced
to take back an £8.4 million ‘Frans Hals’ and The Mail on Sunday understands
the auction house is now pursuing the London dealer who supplied the painting.
Oct.1 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3817580/Moriarty-Old-Master-pulls-art-crime-century-Market-crisis-experts-warn-200m-paintings-fakes.html
A
work thought to be by Dutch artist Frans Hals that sold for a reported £8.5m
($10.8m) has been declared fake. Sotheby's said it had "rescinded the sale
and reimbursed the client in full" after tests revealed the painting, An
Unknown Man, was "undoubtedly" forged. The investigation followed
reports that a sophisticated forger is at large. The forger is also believed
responsible for a painting attributed to Italian master Orazio Gentileschi that
was loaned to the National Gallery. Oct.6 http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37574411
As the two news items above reveal the news about the
forgeries first came to light on Oct.1
coinciding with the New Moon which
fell on the same day on the IC at London in a quincunx aspect to Neptune which
forms a T-square with Saturn and the nodes.
Here the Saturn-Neptune square refers
to a fake (Neptune) exposed by the harsh
glare of a reality check (Saturn). Saturn
is in the 5th house which among other things rules “art
galleries” [1]. And adding further
detail is the Sabian symbol for the New Moon [8li15]. Phase 189 (Libra 9): Three “Old Masters” hanging on the wall of an art gallery.
The news continues with the BBC report on Oct.6, that
following the disclosure, Sotheby’s has rescinded the sale and reimbursed the
client. This is of course a fall out of the New Moon but can also be clearly
seen if we start with the Sept. 1 eclipse chart at London. Notice that the
eclipse T-square makes hard aspects to the meridian and Neptune (fakery) is
placed in the 5th house (art galleries or art works). Further, if we
progress the chart to Oct.6, the eclipse
along with its T aligns with the meridian once again bringing the reality check
of Saturn on Neptune fakery.
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