Released in 1970 by Parker Brothers, Masterpiece: The Art Auction Game is a classic strategy board game where players act as art collectors bidding on famous paintings—while navigating private sales, auctions, and the risk of forgeries.
Designed for 3 to 6 players ages 12 to adult, the game blends financial strategy with bluffing and probability, making it a standout of early 1970s board game design.
Game Contents Include:
Full game board
Art cards and Forgery cards
Play money
Player pawns
Instructions and reference materials
Masterpiece was notable for introducing players to real-world auction mechanics and remains one of Parker Brothers’ most thematically ambitious strategy games of the era. Its use of authentic artwork reproductions and hidden forgery mechanics helped set it apart from typical family board games of its time.