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Wolfgang Beltracchi

German art forger

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Wolfgang Beltracchi (German)
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Wolfgang Fischer (German)
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9 January 2015
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October 2011
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Beltracchi caused one of the biggest art scandals in recent history, faking paintings by modern masters including Max Ernst, Heinrich Campendonk and Fernand Léger over three decades, costing an estimated €34m in damages (left, a fake Alfred Flechtheim label used as proof of provenance). In October 2011, he was sentenced to six years in prison for the forgery of 14 works. (English)
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Wolfgang Beltracchi
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