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Paul Gauguin, Breton Fishermen, 1888; Private Collection (Onyx Art Collection).  One of the main reasons there are so many false art images in circulation is that a large percentage of authentic artworks are in private collections, and therefore are rarely seen or photographed. With few verified photos available, art lovers end up selecting modern reproductions instead, thinking that they're probably fairly accurate (not true, unfortunately). Based on available evidence, the above photo is very likely an accurate depiction of this Gauguin painting, which is evidently on view at a high-end resort hotel in Bahía. Few direct photos exist. The two reproductions below (possibly digitally manipulated photos) are a couple examples of ways in which users have altered the original coloring at random, in one case making everything blue and in the other obscuring detail with a yellow overlay. Note that one popular post has mistakenly titled the work "English Fishermen."  Altered version of a painting by Paul Gauguin.  Altered version of a painting by Paul Gauguin.  Copywriting & Consultations
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Odilon Redon, The Chariot of Apollo," c.1912; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.  There are several paintings in the Apollo series by Odilon Redon, but the reproduction below is clearly a modern interpretation of the one above. In this case, the modern version has gone way overboard in reimagining the color scheme, taking the ethereal look of the original and transforming it into something much more intense and aggressive. In my opinion, reproductions should always be marked as such, but in any event, a warning like that surely is essential when the recent version completely ignores the palette of the original.  Highly altered version of a work by Odilon Redon.  THE ART DETECTIVEBloopers, Fakes & Mistakes
Gustave Caillebotte, "Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers," 1893; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.   The altered image below, which as been seen online lately, and traces back to a Wiki site, is clearly a cropped and re-colored version of the original. It could be a digitally edited photo, or it might be a recently painted reproduction. Regardless, the listing doesn't mention that the image is just a portion of the real-world picture, and also mistakenly states that the painting is in a private collection. In fact, the work can be easily found at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., as shown above. Be cautious when using any of the Wiki sites. Many of the listings are uploads by ordinary people who might or might not possess full information about the photos they're adding to the database. And make sure to click through to the source — sometimes the picture that Wiki shows and the picture that's at the source don't match up!  Cropped and retouched version of a painting by Gustave Caillebotte.  Corrections or suggestions?
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