Rothko at the Inauguration
A story of America in three scams.
A story of America in three scams.
Richard Warnica Hazlitt Dec 2021 1h Permalink
A Dutch gallerist made thousands of forgeries and passed them off as the work of real artists. When he was caught, a new con began.
Anna Altman The Atavist Magazine Aug 2019 50min Permalink
How a couple made millions on uncanny forgeries.
Joshua Hammer Vanity Fair Oct 2012 35min Permalink
How a London con man turned a struggling painter into a master forger, sold more than 200 fakes, and exposed the art industry as its own worst enemy.
Peter Landesman New York Times Magazine Jul 1999 30min Permalink
Was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre actually a smokescreen to obscure an even more audacious art crime?
Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler Vanity Fair May 2009 25min Permalink
The man who keeps finding famous fingerprints on uncelebrated works of art.
David Grann New Yorker Apr 2011 1h5min Permalink