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Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt: Finding the Win-Win in Your Firm's Technology Leases

By Scott McFetters and Mike Henderson

About 20 years ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized an unusual exhibit titled “Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt.” The exhibition included about 55 paintings in the Met's collection by Rembrandt, his pupils and followers, plus X-rays, autoradiographs and other technical evidence that was used to see under the surface of the paintings to help scholars and other experts determine the authorship of each of the pieces in the show. Previously, about 630 paintings had been attributed to the famous Dutch painter; but after the review of experts and the tools on display at the Met Museum, it turned out that only about 300 of those paintings were authentically Rembrandts, and the others were imitations by his pupils, followers, etc. It took about 300 years and several major technical advancements (including the invention of electricity) to be able to
ferret out the imposters. At the end of the day, however, an accurate and credible process for assessment was brought to bear on a long debate, and the results were impressive.

Which is to say, sometimes you need an expert and their expert tools in order to gauge value.

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