The notorious British art forger Shaun Greenhalgh, who served a prison sentence between 2007 and 2012, claims to be the author of La Bella Principessa, a $150 million painting attributed to Leonardo ...
The so-called greatest art forger in history, Wolfgang Beltracchi, is back in the news. Ahead of this week’s wide-release of Beltracchi—Die Kunst der Fälschung (Beltracchi—The Art of Forgery) in ...
(CBS News) Art dealers and collectors are all embarrassed whenever a painting that appears to be genuine turns out to be a FAKE! About the only person who doesn't seem embarrassed is the fellow who's ...
In 1993, a New York real estate developer bought a small painting of two hummingbirds for $3 at a British flea market. He had a gut feeling it might be more valuable, so he took it to Christie’s, who ...