Interviews with the Beltracchis and footage of Wolfgang working in his studio make up the bulk of the film. Birkenstock evidently spent years visiting the couple, first at their estates in Mèze in the ...
In the collective imagination, the archetypal art forger is a cynical, sociopathic man with superhuman intelligence and manipulative powers. He works by night in a hidden basement and his associates ...
CINCINNATI - Fool me once, the saying goes. But 50 times? That's what a convincing art forger did for nearly three decades when he donated his copies of Picassos and other works of art to unsuspecting ...
The notorious art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is releasing an NFT art collection. Fittingly, the artist—infamous for his uncanny ability to mimic the work of others—is making 4,608 versions of Leonardo ...
March 15 -- John Myatt, the unassuming master forger at the heart of what British police have called the biggest contemporary art fraud of the 20th century, once stood at the back of an auction room ...
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LAUREL — Mark Landis' artistic ability became apparent at an early age, as he created pictures one after another with ease. His bright mind and creative talent later enabled him to take his art in a ...
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Tuesday, December 20. Afghan Artists ...
I still remember vividly the last time I paid a visit to David Henty. Back in 2014, I had been investigating art fraud and suspected Henty of being Britain’s most prolific forger. I had needed to ...
With some pride, the New York Public Library last week announced that it had just received as a gift an arrant forgery to add to its notable collection of autographs. The document, purporting to be a ...
The art world is "fertile ground for criminals," says art scholar Noah Charney. In his new book, The Art of Forgery, he traces a tradition of... Could The Masterpiece Be A Fake? Profit, Revenge And ...
Readers of "The Art Forger" begin these final chapters with a question: Where does art's value lie? Heroine Claire Roth's forgery has cost her dearly, but the real mystery illuminated by her ...