“Rug forgeries” in Berlin

Which of these two rugs is a fake ? (slide from Stefano Ionescu's presentation)

Volkmann-Treffen 26-28 October 2012 in Berlin includes several lectures about fake rugs and forgeries. One of these lectures “Tuduc, the most famous rug forger of the 20th century” Saturday 27 October at 10.30 will be held by Stefano Ionescu.

Teodor Tuduc fakes

Almost 200 people attended the Mini-symposium "Museum Fakes, Forgeries, and the Quest for Authenticity" organized on February 9th, by Jill D’Alessandro curator of Textile Arts at the de Young Museum.

During the second week of February of this year, Stefano Ionescu gave two talks in the San Francisco Bay area, the first as part of a seminar at the de Young Museum entitled “Museum Fakes, Forgeries, and the Quest for Authenticity”, the second in a hands on workshop at Peter Pap Oriental Rugs Gallery in North Beach.

Workshop on Tuduc Rugs 11 February in San Francisco

Archive photo: Michele Hardy, Curator of Decorative Arts at The Nickle Arts Museum with participants at the Workshop on Tuduc Rugs.in 2011.

San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society and Peter Pap Oriental Rugs has arranged a workshop on Tuduc Rugs. This workshop will take place Saturday 11 February 2012, 11.30 am at 470 Jackson Street in San Francisco. Stefano Ionescu will talk on Tuduc forgeries in European and American collections, presenting about 80 slides on significant facts about Tuduc and his rugs.