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Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery
Beltracchi - Die Kunst der Fälschung
2014 · Film · documentary · 93 min
Directed by Arne Birkenstock
Wolfgang Beltracchi got away with forging art masterpieces for over 40 years. He may be egotistical and nihilistic, but his genius in undeniable. He managed to fool gallery owners, historians and investors with the stroke of a brush. This documentary follows his last days as a free man.
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I recommend also watching “Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery” documentary about Wolfgang Beltracchi, the infamous art forger. He tricked the international art world for almost 40 years, made millions selling forgeries, and went to prison for it. He even created paintings by famous artists that didn’t exist and convinced historians that they were newly discovered paintings. Fascinating stuff.
I like the work very much. The art market is very much about story. Check out a documentary (I think available on Netflix') called Beltracchi: The art of Forgery which wrestles with this question.
I highly recommend "Beltracchi. The art of forgery" documentary at Netflix.