McCrone Associates
McCrone Research, McCrrone Group, Inc. McCrone Associates used subjective reasoning to fill in the holes in an important scientific report, then McCrone rejected their own report, and never replaced it or returned the customer's moneys

McCrone Associates used subjective reasoning to fill in the holes
in an important scientific report, then rejected the report, and never replaced it or returned the customer's moneys. Although McCrone Associates promised client would only be charged $400 and take only two weeks, if they could not supply information to prove the Renoir Pastel to be of correct date and materials for authentication, the moneys were not
returned.

McCrone Associates insisted the client pay for scientific results, that McCrone Associates were never able of compiling. The payment in advance was compulsory. After admitted mistakes, the McCrone Associates were unable to provide new complete 'certified tests results' to correct errors. Subjective reasoning was mixed with scientific reasoning, for lack of facts, errors admitted in original data, but never corrected.

McCrone Associates, Chicago Illinois, swore to me they could recognize Pierre Augusts Renoir's paints, pastels and paper, "no problem" says Joe Barabe, in a fax, August 25,1999.

Joe Barabe and Dr. McCrone of McCrone Associates, started research in September 1999, when Joe Barabe came to my home and collected a five hundred dollar deposit, took pigment samples, cut a corner from the paper of a Renoir Pastel and told me, only if McCrone Associates totally proved the picture was a real Renoir, would they collect the full $2,000.in December, 1999, Joe Barabe informed me that the tests were positive in his faxes, and requested another $1,000. On March 1st, in order to receive the data I had to pay the final $500, making a total of $2,000 in up front payments.

Joe Barabe started the new investigation, but found it too time consuming to understand vast implications of 19th century pastels and their differences and gave up. I made Joe Barabe aware of
his mistakes. He admitted he needed to do an investigation into the different type of pastel.

On March 22nd, they sent me a written final data report full of mistakes, involving the dating materials.

I discovered black pigment restoration on the edges which was being mistaken for "matt burn" by McCrone Associates. Also McCrone Associates also did not know Renoir used coated artist's paper or lithopone pigment, proven by Netherlands experts lithopone was used as his white pigment, in nineteenth century European pastels nor did I.

The technical dating of the paper in Joe Barabe's original mcCrone assoc. Was without proof or technical reason, and McCrone Associates were proven wrong by the Dutch and American and European Conservators, but ignored this.

Bo nnie Betty, Vice President of McCrone Associates, March 29, told me to burn all their reports to cover their mistakes and forget I ever saw McCrone Associates.

Dr. McCrone promised to correct these mistakes after a pattern of restoration on the edges was found, that explained the "matt burn" mistakes.

Dr. McCrone, May 8th, admitted, in my home, on tape, that the McCrone Associates Report was flawed. Dr. McCrone, May 8th took new samples, but never sent an official certified data report, but threatened me that he would make me look bad if I made him look bad.

January, Jim Few, a known American pastel expert told me pastel migrates, and this is something McCrone Associates never discussed at any time or in the McCrone report. Fredder Schmidt, a paper expert, faxed me to say there is no technical reason for the paper date of 1900 MCCrone Associates made in the their final report.

February 11th, a year and half after McCrone Associates cut the first corner, Mccrone Associates and Dr. McCrone cut a second corner from the paper in Chicago.

February 20, McCrone Associates and Dr. McCrone said they would get information from the paper, and needed more time to "analyze." But I never heard any more information from them.

Mccrone Associates still do not know about the proper dating of and use of lithopone during the nineteenth century, or understand the paper itself and the paper Renoir used.in June of Lucy mcCrone said McCrone Associates have all samples taken form the pastel. These samples have not been returned. To me

I can send the Better Business Bureau any faxes sent by McCrone Associates, any reports, any conversations mentioned recorded and photographs of negligence. The corners they cut from the paper were far too big for any professional and McCrone Assoc. Never concluded anything in their final letters.

All this adds up to bad damages on my side, and I should be paid for
the year and one half of my time, $5,000 and the amount their illegitimate claims to knowledge that they did not have, is truly a reason for McCrone Associates to be held liable for their lies.

I have only listed some of the insults and and liable actions created by McCrone Associates. Mccrone Associate and Dr Walter McCrone admitted working together on the Renoir pastel from the very beginning in September, 1999 to February 20. Dr Mccrone, McCrone Research and McCrone Associates colluded together for a year and half on every aspect of sample taking and reporting. I have all their faxes stating this.

When i called to complained all the mistakes i the McCrone report, Ms Bonnie Vice president of McCrone said " burn the McCrone Report"

When I spoke To Mrs. Lucy McCrone she said that she and Dr. McCrone never cared about me or my art work.

I hope McCrone will do the right thing and be honest, learn about the their mistakes in my complainant and refund my money.

Company: McCrone Associates
Country: USA
State: Illinois
City: Westmont
Address: 850 Pasquinelli Drive IL 60559
Phone: 6308877100

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