The Biggest Art Fraud of the 20th Century | Conmen Case Files | FD Crime

The Biggest Art Fraud of the 20th Century | Conmen Case Files | FD Crime
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John Myatt and John Drew - The Art World Con
The pair pulled off the biggest art con of the 20th Century, passing off works painted by Myatt as genuine works by famous artists.
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[@kc0jtl]

"Dust bin liner," is the most British way ever of just saying "trash bag."

[@Josh_009]

This artist has a good series where each episode 3 new artist would learn a particular masters style

[@amyrudolph3932]

Thank u ❤

[@lads.7715]

He literally mixed house paint with KY Jelly to fake historical, Fine Art oil paintings!

[@edwardteach3080]

I’d love to see a gallery of fakes.

[@seanfaherty]

I'm guessing you already have

[@akogosov]

So, this is the proof that art dealers selling signatures but not art. Rich are also buying signatures.

[@jojojo8835]

I guess none of the arts have any intrinsic value- you can’t eat a poem, or shelter under a symphony.

[@trentriver]

The experts were just as culpable as the perpetrators. it would have taken VERY little forensic work to determine they were fakes. The comment the investigator made about the colour and varnish making it difficult for experts to determine authenticity is rubbish. Material analysis would have picked up these as fakes in a heart beat. He's shilling for the dealers.

[@ivanfenton4167]

i love it when the art world is fooled especially ehen the so called masters have veen varified genuine by dealers and art critics shows how fickle it all is and youve gotta wonder howmany frsuds have veen sold through famous auction houses now hsnfing as pride and joy on someones wall or in a xollection such a laugh