The Best Episodes of Fake or Fortune? Season 11

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(25 votes)

   #1 - Elisabeth Frink

   S11:E19/26/2023

   Fiona and Philip investigate Small Warrior, a bronze sculpture bought for £90 at an Essex car-boot sale and believed to be by Dame Elisabeth Frink. Metallurgical analysis, foundry research and traces left by the casting process are used to determine whether it belongs to Frink’s limited 1956 edition or is a later reproduction.

   Director:Matthew Thomas

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Matthew Thomas

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.6/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Joshua Reynolds

   S11:E210/3/2023

   A painting bought online for £2,700 as “in the manner of” Sir Joshua Reynolds is found beneath extensive later overpainting. Careful cleaning reveals a more ambitious composition, but the investigation must establish whether any part of the work was actually painted by Reynolds or whether it is an accomplished pastiche assembled in his style.

   Director:Rachel Jardine

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rachel Jardine

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.8/10(21 votes)

   #3 - Camille Pissarro & Paul Cézanne

   S11:E310/10/2023

   The team investigates two disputed French drawings: a market scene attributed to Camille Pissarro and a delicate tree study believed to be by Paul Cézanne. Technical examination, family provenance and research in France provide strong evidence, but each work faces a separate authentication authority and a very different final judgment.

   Director:Julia Foot

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Julia Foot

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #4 - Arshile Gorky

   S11:E410/17/2023

   A canvas given to the owner’s late husband by Arshile Gorky’s widow may conceal an important early painting beneath a layer of white household paint. Research in Britain and the United States identifies possible lost compositions, while conservation tests raise a difficult question: whether removing the white layer would reveal a masterpiece or destroy part of the artist’s own history.

   Director:Matthew Smith

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Matthew Smith

   Writer:Unknown