'I also knew from Elmyr’s story that provenance—the history of who had owned an artwork and where it had been—could be a problem. So, rather than do a Chagall or Monet or Picasso painting, I decided to do a little drawing that was meant to be a fake Chagall, signed by de Hory, who, with the release of Fake!, had become notorious. '
https://lithub.com/how-a-forgery-of-a-forgery-began-a-career-in-the-artistic-underworld/
@cyrilpedia I'm fascinated with forgeries. I like the idea of sticking it to art snobs, but mostly I wonder -- how can one have all that talent and nothing of one's own to say?
@sennoma It's an incredible story. I wont spoil any of the details (and there are many twists & turns).
@cyrilpedia I read Shaun Greenhalgh's autobio recently, and am partway through Eric Hebborn's.
@cyrilpedia No, but it's on my list. I've seen a documentary on Van Meegeren. Sold a fake to Goering, what cojones!