I am the proud owner of a masterpiece by Martin Johnson Heade.
I discovered this masterpiece in 2003.
I have not been able to get the painting authenticated for reasons I have found that range from ignorance, greed, corruption, and status.
Apparently a disable retired military veteran doesn't have what it takes to get this painting authenticated.
When I started this adventure to get the work authenticated in 2004 had I known that it would have cost me thousands of dollars and many disappointments I would not have done it. I would have sold it for the "$25,000 to $50,000" offered by an auction house.
The adventure has been informing and disappointing.
I have spoken with people that are in my opinion disgusting Americans ripe with lies and greed dripping from there lips.
I met with a professor and art historian due to my own insecurities about the works authenticity. I decided to find a professor that had as much knowledge as anyone on Martin Johnson Heade.It was at that meeting that changed the course of my life as I set out to " identify the birds".
The birds are the SALT MARSH dwelling Dusky Seaside Sparrows of the marshes around St. Augustine Heade's last home before he died.This subject is quite sufficient.
I never thought that my motivation would change from money to LOVE for the painting and subject. The history of this work is so vivid.
As Heade stated in his dairy he followed and learned from John James Audubon...Audubon's profile of the seaside finch is nothing short of a masterpiece, but it is in the verbiage of the illustrated masterpiece that we find the genius captured by Martin Johnson Heade. This painting is nothing short of a miracle for American history.
Yet, lies, ignorance, greed, jealousy, and capitalism prevents this painting authentication.
I cannot believe the reluctance by AMERICANS to speak up.
There is no one here alive today that is more important than this work.
I gave up my job to find the truth and have lost thousands of dollars and cannot believe the coward ness of professors of art history that I have spoken with that have given the go ahead nod, yet hide behind their opinions.
Is this the America I know? Is this what I risked my life for as an infantry in the United States Army? I suffer from a major service connected disorder and struggle daily, is this the freedom I came back to?
The greed, egos and lies that attempt to suppress the truth and no one has the balls to say you are wrong.
If the American people knew the simple and uninformed explanation for the blockage of this work they would be outraged.
This is crazy.
A world where we spend more time trying out maneuver each other in contrast with a more civilized approach.
A world where educated people contacted an online magazine and told them that they should apologize for caring my story and that they should issue an apology and stated I was maligning the art world all lies.
What ever happened to the America that would be happy for Teri Horton and her find and would do all possible to get her recognized and paid.
An America where Find Art Registration would be a hero for all.
Yet, we fight and bicker to see I guess who is more clever.
An America where people responsible for authentication would come together to resolve their differences.
An America where an AUTHENTICATOR would be happy for any new revelation in art and would professionally pursue objectivity as opposed to being known as a hard BUTT HOLE.
We can do better than this!
I gave up my career for the last 7 years for this painting and have been disgusted with what I have found in America's art world.
I have found that there is more respect for individuals in third world countries amongst the uneducated.
How could anyone with good judgement block this work? Ask yourself this question. The importance of this work to American Art history is unparallel with artistic merit and prophecy.
I am hoping that someone contacts me that loves art, Martin Johnson Heade and the Sea Side Finch profiled by Alexander Wilson first , so that we may get to the bottom of the lies behind this work, so that we may be able to get it included in the archives of American history.
I have followed Biro's work over the years and I think he is a man of GENIUS...the are world is such a fickle place. It is full of corruption and greed as I have experienced. It is either the afore said or ignorance...BIRO and forensics are the future in art as it is more ojective as this is the history of Western civilization moving toward science...I have a Martin Johnson Heade painting that is stagnated by all mentioned herein!
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Corruption Art/ Martin Johnson Heade
Hi, I am Victor.
I am the proud owner of a masterpiece by Martin Johnson Heade.
I discovered this masterpiece in 2003.
I have not been able to get the painting authenticated for reasons I have found that range from ignorance, greed, corruption, and status.
Apparently a disable retired military veteran doesn't have what it takes to get this painting authenticated.
When I started this adventure to get the work authenticated in 2004 had I known that it would have cost me thousands of dollars and many disappointments I would not have done it. I would have sold it for the "$25,000 to $50,000" offered by an auction house.
The adventure has been informing and disappointing.
I have spoken with people that are in my opinion disgusting Americans ripe with lies and greed dripping from there lips.
I met with a professor and art historian due to my own insecurities about the works authenticity. I decided to find a professor that had as much knowledge as anyone on Martin Johnson Heade.It was at that meeting that changed the course of my life as I set out to " identify the birds".
The birds are the SALT MARSH dwelling Dusky Seaside Sparrows of the marshes around St. Augustine Heade's last home before he died.This subject is quite sufficient.
I never thought that my motivation would change from money to LOVE for the painting and subject. The history of this work is so vivid.
As Heade stated in his dairy he followed and learned from John James Audubon...Audubon's profile of the seaside finch is nothing short of a masterpiece, but it is in the verbiage of the illustrated masterpiece that we find the genius captured by Martin Johnson Heade. This painting is nothing short of a miracle for American history.
Yet, lies, ignorance, greed, jealousy, and capitalism prevents this painting authentication.
I cannot believe the reluctance by AMERICANS to speak up.
There is no one here alive today that is more important than this work.
I gave up my job to find the truth and have lost thousands of dollars and cannot believe the coward ness of professors of art history that I have spoken with that have given the go ahead nod, yet hide behind their opinions.
Is this the America I know? Is this what I risked my life for as an infantry in the United States Army? I suffer from a major service connected disorder and struggle daily, is this the freedom I came back to?
The greed, egos and lies that attempt to suppress the truth and no one has the balls to say you are wrong.
If the American people knew the simple and uninformed explanation for the blockage of this work they would be outraged.
This is crazy.
A world where we spend more time trying out maneuver each other in contrast with a more civilized approach.
A world where educated people contacted an online magazine and told them that they should apologize for caring my story and that they should issue an apology and stated I was maligning the art world all lies.
What ever happened to the America that would be happy for Teri Horton and her find and would do all possible to get her recognized and paid.
An America where Find Art Registration would be a hero for all.
Yet, we fight and bicker to see I guess who is more clever.
An America where people responsible for authentication would come together to resolve their differences.
An America where an AUTHENTICATOR would be happy for any new revelation in art and would professionally pursue objectivity as opposed to being known as a hard BUTT HOLE.
We can do better than this!
I gave up my career for the last 7 years for this painting and have been disgusted with what I have found in America's art world.
I have found that there is more respect for individuals in third world countries amongst the uneducated.
How could anyone with good judgement block this work? Ask yourself this question. The importance of this work to American Art history is unparallel with artistic merit and prophecy.
I am hoping that someone contacts me that loves art, Martin Johnson Heade and the Sea Side Finch profiled by Alexander Wilson first , so that we may get to the bottom of the lies behind this work, so that we may be able to get it included in the archives of American history.
Victor H Hall
Biro...Forensic Science
I have followed Biro's work over the years and I think he is a man of GENIUS...the are world is such a fickle place. It is full of corruption and greed as I have experienced. It is either the afore said or ignorance...BIRO and forensics are the future in art as it is more ojective as this is the history of Western civilization moving toward science...I have a Martin Johnson Heade painting that is stagnated by all mentioned herein!