Sotheby's Appoints James Martin As Director Of Scientific Research - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Sotheby's (BID) announced the establishment of a Scientific Research Department led by scientist James Martin, who will join the company following the acquisition of his firm, Orion Analytical.

James Martin has undertaken more than 1,800 investigations for clients on five continents, and taught at The Getty Conservation Institute, The Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, and the FBI's Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit. James has conducted art fraud investigations for the FBI for twenty years, and played a central role in the most significant forgery investigations of recent times. Some of the techniques employed by James include: technical imaging, magnified visual inspection, elemental analysis, and molecular analysis.