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Information on Works:
1. "Landis does Curran"
The following information was found in the Sotheby's catalogue, "American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," November 30, 2000, that Mark Landis referenced in making his fakes.
ARTIST: Charles Courtney Curran
NAME OF WORK: Three Women
SIZE: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
MATERIAL: oil on panel
DATE OF ORIGINAL: 1894
Note from Filmmakers: Per Matthew Leininger's research, Landis offered up a copy of this piece to Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
2. "Landis does Lepine"
The following information was found in the Christie's catalogue, "Impressionist and Modern paintings and Sculpture (Part II)" November 20, 1986, that Mark Landis referenced when making his fakes.
ARTIST: Stanislas Lepine
NAME OF WORK: Terrassiers, au Trocadero
SIZE: 5.5 x 9.25 in.
MATERIAL: oil on panel
DATE OF ORIGINAL: c. 1890
Note from Filmmakers: Per Matthew Leininger's research, Landis offered up a copy of this piece to the following institutions
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art
- St. Louis University Museum of Art
- University of Kentucky Museum of Art
- Mississippi Museum of Art
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
3. "Landis does Watteau"
The following information was found in the Sotheby's catalogue, "Impressionist paintings and Drawings from the estate of Florence J. Gould" April 24, 1985, that Mark Landis referenced when making his fakes.
ARTIST: Jean Antoine Watteau
WORK: A Woman Lying On A Chaise Longue
SIZE: 5 x 7.5 in.
MATERIAL: red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
DATE OF ORIGINAL: c. 1719
Note from Filmmakers: Per Matthew Leininger's research, Landis offered up a copy of this piece to the following institutions:
- Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
- LSU Museum of Art