Problems of Forensic Sciences 2019 Vol. 118 (CXVIII) 85-101
FORENSIC EXPERT OPINIONS ON ARTISTS’ SIGNATURES
Tadeusz WIDŁA
University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Streszczenie
The article presents the results of research on signatures of paintings, both from the legal and methodological perspective. A symptomatological analysis of 5000 signatures was conducted for the purposes of the study. A hypothesis was put forward that the graphic-comparative method can be utilized to identify signatures. After examining 3000 signatures executed by modern painters, the hypothesis was confirmed. An algorithmic methodology for conducting forensic examination was prepared in order to adapt the graphic-comparative method to the specifics of examining signatures.
Słowa kluczowe
Criminalistics; Forensic examination of handwriting; Questioned signatures; Document examination; Examination of artists’ signatures.