Reattribution

the reattribution of a text of disputed authorship

To professionals in the world of art, reattribution is not necessarily pejorative, even though it is often perceived that way by the general public. Reattribution can upgrade a work as well as downgrade it.

Reattribution does not focus on the facts themselves but rather tests whether the explanations based on the facts are accurate. Reattribution simply asks, “What is another explanation?” (A. T. Beck et al., 1985).