About Department of scientific examination of the Grabar Art conservation Center

Abstract

The article is about the organization, history and modern activities of the Department of scientific artworks examination of The Grabar Art conservation Center. The main direction of the department’s work is the study of works of art, the determination of their authenticity and belonging to art schools and individual masters. Since 1965, the department carried out an examination of about 35 thousand works. The article provides examples of the examination of the works by A.P. Bogolyubov, I.I. Levitan, A.M. Vasnetsov, S.K. Zaryanko, I.A. Vladimirov, V.E. Makovsky, V.I. Shukhaev, presented at the exhibition "A Century for the Eternal" (Moscow, 2018) dedicated to the 100th anniversary of The Grabar Art conservation Center.