Fake or Fortune? Season 6 Episode 4 - Episode 4

Airdate: 2017-Sep-17

Episode summary:

The Fake or Fortune team investigate their first piece of sculpture as they try and prove that a strikingly abstract piece of plaster is a missing work by Alberto Giacometti, one of the world's greatest sculptors.Twentieth century sculptures are a hot property in the art market, with Giacometti's Pointing Man figure selling for $141m at auction in New York in 2015, making it the most expensive sculpture ever sold.Could a stark white square of plaster that has been passed down through an English family with art world connections be one of Giacometti's earliest and most daring works?

About Fake or Fortune? series:

“Fake or Fortune?” sees Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould looking at different controversial stories surrounding the origins of potentially ...Show more >