James Cahill

Andy Warhol would have revelled in the chaos of his legacy

Having signed fake screenprints as his own, Warhol left his work open to questionable rulings by an authentication board, causing collectors much frustration and expense

‘Red Self-Portrait’ – fake or fortune? [Courtesy of the publisher]
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    Picador, pp. 288, £18

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