However, this gives the foundation an effective monopoly over deciding whether a work of art is a genuine Monet, or not. This has been called into question, as the Wildensteins are free to disregard the opinions of art experts and art historians worldwide if they so choose (as discussed in the BBC programme Fake or Fortune? broadcast by the BBC on June 19, 2011 referring to the painting Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil). See: "Monet". Fake or Fortune?. Episode 1. June 19, 2011. BBC. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
