Genuine Fakes

Collecting images that are created by AI but attributed to real artists

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Egon Schiele, Seated Woman With Bent Knees, 1917

[genuine-faker]

I have made a reblog about this image before but I'm going to post it again because it keeps popping up on my dashboard. This image is AI-generated. Schiele has no such work. Some example works of his are

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The face, Georg Baselitz

[genuine-faker]

this is AI-generated. see why it can't be Baselitz's work.

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Up the hill, Edvard Munch

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this is not Munch's work, it's AI generated (93% MidJourney).

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The shade, Gwen John

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this is AI-generated.

Gwen John's sitters are almost always indoors and facing the painter. John uses more muted tones and her brushstrokes are pretty blended and gentle.

here are some example paintings and self-portraits:

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At the bar, Harold Gilman

[genuine-faker]

This is 98% GenAI (64% MidJourney, 23% Flux). It's not Gilman's work.

Gilman had deliberate and controlled brushstrokes. he worked almost in patches, in "un-blended" distinct areas. you can feel that he was just an observer whereas this image has too a fluid tone to the paint. it's almost photographic. it has a very contemporary, digital-looking feel to it. the sitter has a very.... cinematic presence. he could be from an instagram post. not to mention the missing signature.

here are some example Gilman's.

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Wine, Giorgio Morandi

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This is AI-generated. See why it isn't Morandi's work

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My kitchen, Paul Nash

[genuine-faker]

this isn't Paul Nash's work. Nash was a surrealist war painter, he was all about the raw ugliness of the war. and this looks too pretty and calm and digitally made. here are some example works by Nash.

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Flame, Erich Heckel

[genuine-faker]

this is AI generated, it's not by Heckel. here are some actual work of his:

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robsroom ~ One Day He Combusted

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AI generated by Luca Ponsato

[cosmonautroger]

Henri Matisse

[genuine-faker]

This is not Matisse’s original painting. It’s manipulated. Notice how the cat looks like it’s from a photograph. The original is this:

[layaart]

generative ai replaces human art with meaningless slop and the data centres it runs on pollute the environment, we all hate generative ai

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Headscarf, Roger Fry

[genuine-faker]

This image is AI-generated using Midjourney. It does not belong to Roger Fry.

Fry had a more naturalistic style, and he maintained the proportions of the human body. He had a "loose" style—he worked with patches of color to build up an area. his colors were more natural and muted (think browns, greys, soft greens). His models were almost introspective and quiet. In contrast, this image depicts an elongated face and neck, very smooth "brushwork", and very bold colors, not to mention that the model looks very confrontational.

Some actual portraits by Fry are:

(the first one is a self-portrait!)

[cosmonautroger]

Egon Schiele, Seated Woman With Bent Knees, 1917

[genuine-faker]

This is AI-generated. Schiele has no such work. Some example works are

and note that that image doesn't have Schiele's square signature, which can be found in many of his works.

[genuine-faker]

You are doing such necessary work of checking so much AI slop. Thank you ❣️

You have no idea how happy this makes me <3 Your words are truly encouraging, thank you

[karrova]

Also please if you ever see me reblog ai art tell me so I can delete it

[paolo-streito-1264]

Noémia Prada.

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Sightengine says this is 88% AI generated

[amdd1990]

Artist: Mauro De Donatis.

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Sightengine says 90% AI generated.