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 Of the most renowned of all British artists who have ever had cause to wield a paintbrush, none stands taller than the English romantic landscape artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851). His name appears on our authenticity investigation and artist attribution research schedule nearly as often as those of Picasso, Corot, Matisse, and Chagall.

This is entirely expected, as our executive director's personal and long-standing professional expertise lies in the art of J.M.W. Turner and his British contemporaries. In that capacity, over the past five decades, he has worked globally investigating the authenticity of putative Turner works of art, identifying numerous Turner fakes and forgeries, and examining potential Turner-related art fraud and scams.

So please accept some sound and logical professional advice well before you decide to commit to a full scale J M W Turner art authentication investigation.

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Before you begin a J M W Turner Authenticity or Attriubution Investigation:

Step one is the preliminary assessment of viability study.

Before committing to a full-scale investigation into a work of art you believe may be by J M W Turner,—whether it involves an academic study with in-depth archival research, forensic analysis, or full provenance scrutiny, we strongly advise all prospectibve clients to first allow us to determine if the project is sufficiently viable.

A balanced, independent examination of both the positive and negative aspects of the case is by far the best way forward. So, we prefer to conduct an impartial, professional pre-authentication study for you first to help you make an informed decision.

This initial review is based on the images you supply, the full details of the work of art itself, and all available information regarding its acquisition, history, and provenance.

Acting as a vital safety net, this primary assessment is a cost-effective professional advisory service available for a modest set fee, which results in a full written report of our views, findings, and recommendations..

Please see our  dedicated page which explains this process in detail.

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 As the duration and the direction of any authenticity investigation or inquiry into an attribution of a work of art, will inevitably vary from project to project. But there are clear and very well defined expert professional formalities, responsibilities and areas of scrutiny that we can formally assist you with. These include:

• Authentication: Authentification:   Conducting comprehensive investigations and in depth research into a work of art, with a view to establishing a correct, complete and formally recognized certification. One absolutely upheld by the appropriate, legally acknowledged and internationally sanctioned authority, body or given expert on that artist. Directing detailed and complicated inquiries, with multilingual capability, including any international academic research and forensic applications that are required.
  

•  Attribution: Identifying and confirming the identity of a previously anonymous artist, studio or workshop from which a work of art most likely originated. Including the re-examination and investigation of a previous attribution which may be incorrect, or the scrutiny of an attribution that has been formally questioned or is currently formally doubted.
  

•  Confirmation:  Undertaking research and investigations into the legitimacy of the provenance, history and prior ownership of a work of art and establishing its accuracy and own legitimacy.
  
  

•  Scrutiny: Examen minutieux:  Identifying fake or faux works of art and forgeries, including any false supportive accompanying documentation and determining works of art which may be studio or later copies, or previously given, incorrect attributions.
  
  

•  Prosecution: Poursuite:  Investigating alleged art fraud and forgery and assisting and advising those who are currently, or may be considering litigating or prosecuting the fact. This includes colleagues who are legal professionals and individual private clients.
  
  

•  Attention: Conducting all fine art related due diligence and duty of care inquiries. Including safe prepurchase or sale related audits and assisting clients in consolidating well balanced future family distribution.

•  Appraisal: Évaluation -  Valuations and condition reports.

Who was  J. M. W. Turner ?

Joseph Mallord William Turner was a true maestro in the realms of British art history.

Often called the "painter of light," Turner produced countless exquisite works of art on paper, painting in watercolors and creating breathtaking landscape oil paintings. His work was technically well ahead of its time, dating back to the late 1700's. Many commentators now consider Turner to be a precursor to the Impressionist movement, working with light and atmosphere nearly a century before it officially began.

As a young prodigy, J.M.W. Turner was exceptional; by the age of 25, he was exhibiting magnificent watercolors at the prestigious Royal Academy in London. Even earlier, in 1793, the Royal Society of Arts awarded him its "Greater Silver Palette" for landscape drawing.

Unrivalled in colourful and atmospheric excellence, his life's output of paintings spanned many diverse subjects, including dramatic seascapes, sweeping landscapes, architectural studies, industry, transport, and indeed, even portraiture.

Though the majority of Turner major works are exceptionally well documented and fully catalogued, some do surface from time to time. Where they have been for 200 years or more, no one really knows or probably ever will.

To be fair however, we seldom investigate the authenticity of larger oil paintings attributed to J.M.W. Turner of that magnitude, such as major canvases of Anglers fishing on the River Dee or Lake Lucerne, because the vast majority of Turner's true masterpieces are already tucked away in museums and galleries around the world.

Instead, what we frequently encounter are lesser works claimed to be by Turner, such as oil sketches, signed and unsigned drawings, small paintings, and watercolors that clients suspect may have slipped through the cracks of history. We also investigate previously attributed works that past experts believed were his, but which may prove to be incorrect attributions or outright imposters.

 Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., was in his time, one of the most emulated artists in the world. Creating in his day, a huge popularity and public following. This included stimulating a vast number of commercially minded imitator artists and be certain of this, encouraging many an artistic professional rival to follow in his footsteps.

It should be remembered though, that Turner was revered as an artist in Britain and he commanded high prices for his paintings. So much so that art forgery and the appearance of fake Turner paintings on the art market were common place.
Even Turner himself during his lifetime, spent large amounts of money in prosecuting art fraud and suing imposters of his published prints in order to protect both his own copyrights and his integrity as an artist.

 It stands to reason then that many illicit works of art, both Turner watercolours and Turner oil paintings, any signed pictures that purport to be by him, even those that come from that same time frame, probably do still exist.

Anglers fishing on the river Dee . J M W Turner

For any international art authentication investigation specialist, the core problem in identifying authentic works by J. M.W. Turner is the striking disparity in quality between works he produced of the same subject. Such as the picture above, which is also of Anglers Fishing on the River Dee.

Then there are those legitimate works that have survived from even earlier in Turner's life, like the early watercolor by Turner at only 12 years old, which can be seen above right.

The Freemanart Consultancy based in the UK and Canada, is a professional international art authentication investigation agency and fine art consultants with nesr to 50 years of experience dedicated to undertaking art authentication and attribution investigation projects for clients worldwide.

Having conducted numerous Turner authenticity investigation projects around the globe, we have investigated purported Turner paintings in the USA, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, Scandinavia, the Far East, the Middle East, and throughout the UK.

Our corporate consultancy clients have included law firms, auctioneers, insurers, and fine art dealers, as well as museums, galleries, and many private individuals who genuinely believe they possess a J.M.W. Turner painting.

Turner sketches and sketch book watercolours.

 Numbering approximately 37,500 pieces, Turner's sketchbooks, full of studies from his early beginnings through his numerous tours of Britain and Europe, are housed in the Tate Gallery in London.

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Works of art in recent years that have been attributed to J M W Turner

Battle for Fort Seringapatam – a watercolour J M W Turner   

Hoollay Deedy in the inner Rampart of Seringapatam attributed watercolour J M W Turner   

Queen Mabs Grotto  (Oil Painting) J M W Turner     

Landscape with a view of a bay and boats  (Works on paper) J M W Turner

Residence of the Mysore Rajah within fort of Seringapatam watercolour attributed to J M W Turner  

Ship in rough seas -  watercolor J M W Turner     

Busy shipping lane  - watercolour attributed to J M W Turner     

Classical summer lake landscape with figures a watercolour attributed to J M W Turner     

Meeting at Bible Society with Duke of Sussex in chair.  Oil Painting attributed to J M W Turner     

At Bushey Heath a watercolour attributed to J M W Turner

Claudian landscape - Oil Painting attributed to J M W Turner

Interior of Canterbury Cathedral watercolour attributed to J M W Turner
Study of the West Gate at Canterbury watercolor attributed to J M W Turner

View of Edinburgh: Oil attributed to J M W Turner

Stangate Creek on the Medway watercolor attributed to J M W Turner

Oxfordshire  (Oil Painting)  attributed to J M W Turner

Temple of Minerva Oil Painting  attributed to J M W Turner

Landscape with a traveller J M W Turner attributed watercolour

Looking from Ulva to Mull, Scotland J M W Turner attributed watercolour

Portrait of D Wilkie  J M W Turner attributed watercolor

Langdale Pike watercolour attributed to J M W Turner

Dardanelles watercolor attributed to J M W Turner

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