Agnes Martin in her studio. The 2016 lawsuit brought against Pace gallery and the artist's catalogue raisonné committee caused many foundations to disband their authentication committees.
Alexander Liberman Photography Archive, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. © J. Paul Getty Trust
The International Catalogue Raisonné Association (ICRA) launched on 1 Monday at the Royal Academy in London. It is an initiative started by Pierre Valentine, a partner at the London-based law firm Constantine Cannon LLP and founder of the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM), along with five other founding board members. The not-for-profit association will oversee and advise on best practices in the production of catalogues raisonnés, which represent the definitive record of an artists work.
“Catalogues raisonnés are essential to preserve an artists legacy and protect the integrity of his or her oeuvre,” Valentin says, ultimately helping to authenticate works and foiling the flow of potential fakes within the market.
Privately funded and membership-based, ICRA is modelled after the Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association (CRSA) in New York, founded in 1994, and is intended to provide resources for artists, representatives of artists estates, art academics and scholars, lawyers and publishers involved with the production of catalogues raisonnés. Members have access to discounted legal advice in seven jurisdictions around the world, as well as regular networking events and an annual conference, the first edition of which is slated for November.
ICRA's founding comes after several lawsuits over the authenticityRead More – Source
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