A scientist who has spent a decade analyzing a certain artist's work says that a group of paintings found recently and not unreasonably attributed to that artist are not his. Who was the artist, and on what basis is the scientist claiming that the paintings in question did not come from his hand?

peasypod

The drip analysis of Jackson Pollock. http://www.physorg.com/news10757.html Feb 12 06, 5:34 PM

lanfranco

Excellent, peasy! The fractal analysis of these paintings by physicist Richard Taylor will probably be contested for years, but as the New York Times pointed out today, Pollock was so influential, that many painters tried to work in his style without any intention of forgery. And the paintings were found among the belongings of one of Pollock's close friends. Feb 12 06, 5:52 PM

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