The Institute published a Monet catalogue raisonné, which is regarded as the definitive, scholarly compendium of Monet paintings. Acceptance of a Monet by the Institute significantly increased the commercial value of a painting. The Institute controversially refused to authenticate Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil after an investigation by Fiona Bruce (a journalist) and Philip Mould (an art dealer and historian) in the BBC television programme Fake or Fortune?, which first aired on 19 June 2011. The Institute has since been featured again on the programme, variously accepting and rejecting the team's efforts.
