August 5, 2015

Anyone who checked the website of the Auction House Procházka České Budějovice before the 44th auction was held on 28th February 2015, could find a statement of František Dvořák's sons on the main page. Based on the catalogue it appears that F. Dvořák made or participated in the large part of expertise. But after reading the statement one might have questions as: Why no one respected the health state and advanced age of the renowned expert? Was he abused? If yes, then how was he abused? How valuable is an expertise made by an expert whose health state didn't allow an objective expertise? Are those art works originals? And there can be even more questions. This situation introduces questions about the ethics of people requesting expertise. Here arises once again this unresolved problem concerning judicial experts and interpreters - a problem of the expertise of experts and their overall competences.

The statement says:
Enclosed certificates of authenticity were acquired from Prof. František Dvořák who has turned 93 years old at the moment, in times of his professional impropriety, when his health state didn't allow him to produce an objective expertise, which is why his name was excluded in connection with offered art works.

The statement of the auction house:
1. The auction house is not competent to analyse the health competence of particular specialists, judicial experts and experts.
2. PhDr. Jaromír Procházka and Ing. Světlana Procházková have never been in personal contact with Prof. František Dvořák.
3. The enclosed certificates of originality weren't ordered by the Auction house Procházka.