Bruce Meyer Collection – Profile and Photos

By Art Evans | Photographs as credited

My abridged dictionary defines “provenance” as “source, derivation.” Provenance is important insofar as collections of art are concerned. The value of a painting, for instance, is greatly enhanced if its history can be documented. Another important aspect is authenticity. My wife inherited a picture assumed to have been painted by Murillo. But when I took it to the Getty Museum, experts told me it was, in fact, painted by a student of Murillo, which, of course, greatly diminished its value.