E03 — Forgery Authentication Report

EVIDENCE PACK A
REF: AAI-JAI/AUTH/2025/0508
ART AUTHENTICATION REPORT — RAJASTHAN ARTS GALLERY
Upcoming Auction: 12 pieces | Pre-auction certification
🔴 EVIDENCE
Art Authentication Institute — Jaipur Chapter
PieceClaimed ArtistAssessment
Lot 4 — "Monsoon at Amber"Late Mohan Soni (1940–2012)FORGERY — paint composition post-2010; artist's technique mismatch
Lot 7 — "Hawa Mahal at Dusk"Attributed to Soni estateFORGERY — canvas age inconsistent with claimed 1989 date
Lot 9 — "The Blue Potter"Attributed to Rani KapilaFORGERY — brushwork pattern matches known contemporary forger style
Lot 11 — "Festival Rajputana"Attributed to Rani KapilaFORGERY — same forger as Lot 9

Provenance documents for all 4 pieces show Pooja Agarwal's signature as certifying dealer. Her fingerprints are on the original provenance files (forensics confirmed).

MOTIVE CONFIRMED: Pooja personally certified these forgeries. If Jagdish went to the authorities, she was the primary accused — not him. She had everything to lose.