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|Authors List=Mirka Loiselle,
|Resource=Loiselle (2017)
|Preamble=TODOThis reconstruction was proposed by [[Mirka Loiselle]] [[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)]]. She states that the family Bernheim-Jeune has the distinction of having been one of Renoir’s major art dealers in his lifetime (Bernheim-Jeune, 2017). They therefore have close ties to the Renoir estate as well as substantial records on his paintings. However, in 2015, a team from the BBC show Fake or Fortune attempted to prove the authenticity of a painting purportedly by Renoir, which had been hanging in England’s Picton Castle for several years and was included in the Bernheim-Jeune catalogue. The Wildensteins, however, deemed that the painting was not authentic. As a result, it was turned down by Christie auction house It seems likely, then, that both the Wildenstein Institute and Bernheim-Jeune Gallery are considered legitimate authorities in the art world. Importantly, however, they seem to be delegated different degrees of authority: Mirka add preamblethe Bernheim-Jeune catalogue is being consulted only if the Wildensteins have no opinion on the authenticity of a painting. Thus, the relationship between the art market and the two institutions can be interpreted as that of a ''hierarchical authority delegation''.
|Modification=Accept the following reconstruction of the contemporary authority delegation structure in the art market regarding the works of Renoir:
* A work claimed to be by Renoir is authentic ''iff'' (1) it has been certified as authentic by the Wildenstein institute ''or'' (2) it has not been dismissed by the Wildenstein institute and it is included in the Bernheim-Jeune catalogue.
{{PrintDiagramFile|diagram file=Art Market Renoir Authority Delegation Structure (Loiselle-2017).png}}
|Automatic=No
|Verdict=Open
|Date Assessed Approximate=No
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