Carbon dating uncovers forged Cubist painting

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 13:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Choosing the right physical technique to analyse paintings can make all the difference when it comes to ascertaining their authenticity. Now, a painting initially attributed as belonging to a series called 'Contraste de formes' by French Cubist painter Fernand Léger has definitely been identified as a forgery.

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