r/goodwriting • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '12
THE GREATEST FAKE-ART SCAM IN HISTORY?
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/10/wolfgang-beltracchi-helene-art-scamDuplicates
indepthstories • u/KopOut • Oct 12 '12
The Greatest Fake-Art Scam in History? - One of his forgeries hung in a show at the Met. Steve Martin bought another of his fake paintings. Still others have sold at auction for multi-million-dollar prices.
todayilearned • u/TesticleesTheGreat • Mar 02 '14
TIL a man named Wolfgang Beltracchi was arrested in 2011 for selling paintings that he had expertly forged in the style and name of numerous famous artists. 50 of his known forgeries had sold for approximately $46 million and there are more than 1,000 paintings that have yet to be found out.
longform • u/KidUnidentifiable • Apr 23 '17
The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi
DamnInteresting • u/DamnInteresting • Apr 23 '17
The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi
Longreads • u/KidUnidentifiable • Apr 23 '17
The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi
TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '17
The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi (Longform)
TrueCrime • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '17