AS Light Meets Matter: Art Under Scrutiny
No Conclusion
Why Original?
Art Historian:Dr.Marden
It has many of the visual elements as another Cezanne painting
The fine structure of the brushwork is indistinguishable from other Cezanne painting
Dr.Mondoya
X-Ray Fluorescence:The elemental composition of the painting matches the composition of the pigments used during Cezanne's lifespan
Dr.Simpkins
UV: The dark green and orange areas in the painting show brighter fluorescence than the rest of the painting,just like other Cezanne paintings
Edgar Collins
A wealthy collector of fine art
He donated Artwork to museums all over the world
Interested in Finding undiscovered work
Discovered a New Van Gogh in 1992
Why Fake?
Dr.Pruschy
UltraViolet Spectrum (UV): the absorption of the polyenes is 0.6, while a century old painting should have an absorption of 0.15
Dr.Anderson
Infrared Spectroscopy(IR): The cadmium Yellow Lithopone pigment is found in the painting, while this pigment wasn't widely used until 1927