David Coombe@david_coombe_cbr@aus.social
Analysis reveals two long-accepted colonial art works as clever fakes.
Several "Gill" watercolours surfaced in the 1890s with connections to amateur artist Margaret Scott and daughter journalist Winnifred "Magpie" Scott. Two were fake: Adelaide Racecourse and Dry Creek hunt.
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My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_Scott_Fakes_and_Adelaide_Signatures.htm