Beltracchi: The Art Of Forgery 2014

For nearly 40 years, Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the international art world and was responsible for the biggest art forgery scandal of the postwar era. An expert in art history, theory and painting techniques, he tracked down the gaps in the oeuvres of great artists - Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Heinrich Campendonk and Max Pechstein - and filled them with his own works. The auctioneers Sotheby's and Christie's were hoodwinked, just like other experts, curators and collectors throughout the world.