Forgery in the manner of John Constable (1776–1837), "Seascape," watercolor, The Courtauld, London (all images courtesy Samuel Courtauld Trust) LONDON — A certain romanticism surrounds art forgery.

Interviews with the Beltracchis and footage of Wolfgang working in his studio make up the bulk of the film. Birkenstock evidently spent years visiting the couple, first at their estates in Mèze in the ...

“The Forgery of Art” by Richard Harris was published in the print edition of the September 16, 1961, issue of The New Yorker.

In the intricate world of art, where authenticity reigns supreme, the craft of faking art has evolved into a deceptive ...

What’s in a forgery? More than you would expect, according to a new show at London’s Courtauld Gallery. Opening June 17, “Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection” brings together paintings, ...

Art collector Martin Lang submitted this watercolour to the Marc Chagall Committee in France hoping to find out if it was an authentic wo ...

The art world is "fertile ground for criminals," says art scholar Noah Charney. In his new book, The Art of Forgery, he traces a tradition of... Could The Masterpiece Be A Fake? Profit, Revenge And ...

Tony Tetro (left) "emulates" the works of masters such as Picasso (right), Dalí and Monet, even mimicking their signatures. John Chapple; Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search results.

Lothar Malskat was unsatisfied with the private victory of knowing that his “medieval” frescoes were considered newly discovered masterpieces, so he took a most unusual step. He sued himself, in order ...

When the German chocolate tycoon Peter Ludwig decided to collect abstract paintings from the Soviet Union, he was bound to get duped. Educated in art history, and holding a PhD for his research on ...