International Foundation for Art Research

The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) is a foundation dedicated to the scientific analysis of artistic objects . As an independent institution, it is supposed to mediate between exhibition houses, collectors and the public and above all to address legal and ethical issues in the field of art, such as attribution of the authorship of works of art or the identification of forgeries . IFAR is a non-profit organization headquartered in New York.

archive

The IFAR founded the first global archive for art theft in 1976 after long preliminary runs in order to combat international art theft . The art theft archive quickly became the world's largest database of lost and stolen art, antiques, and collectibles.

In 1991 the database was transferred to the Art Loss Register (ALR), which was jointly founded by IFAR, the insurance industry and large auction houses. The IFAR managed the US business of the Art Loss Register until 1997. In the following year the ALR took full responsibility for the database.

literature

• Houpt, Simon and Julian Radcliffe. (2006). Museum of the Missing: a History of Art Theft. New York: Sterling Publishing. ISBN 1402728298 , ISBN 9781402728297 ; OCLC 67375076

Web links

• Website, International Foundation for Art Research (English) - New York
• Website, Art Loss Register (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IFAR: About IFAR, Art Theft Database
2. ↑ Houpt, Simon et al. (2006). Museum of the Missing: a History of Art Theft, pp. 8-9; Art Loss Register (German)
3. ↑ Luck, Grace. "Art Group Is Set Up To Judge Attribution," New York Times. May 8, 1970.
4. ^ Yarrow, Andrew L., "A Lucrative Crime Grows Into a Costly Epidemic," New York Times. March 20, 1990