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The authors of the article use specific examples to explain how comprehensive examinations and attributions of artworks are carried out. They emphasize that a huge role in this process is played by the "reference base" of works by a particular artist, which should be used by the expert in the course of their research. In addition to stylistic features, the expert examines the materials used by the artist, paper in particular, which can be used to quite accurately date the work and to confirm or deny its authenticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Lisette Pelsers, director of the Kröller-Müller Museum near the Dutch town of Otterlo. Mrs. Pelsers tells us about the museum's founders, their extensive collection of Van Gogh works, and the remarkable selection of the most famous futurist artists, including Bohomazov, whose works on paper were first purchased by the museum from James Butterwick at TEFAF in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the methods and results of a study of six sketches by Wilhelm Kotarbiński from the Ponamarchuk family collection. The results of a comprehensive analysis of the works proved that they were all made in the last quarter of the XIX century when the artist was working on paintings in the Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]