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'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. '

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@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?

@cyrilpedia No, but it's on my list. I've seen a documentary on Van Meegeren. Sold a fake to Goering, what cojones!

@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.

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