Artist and master forger wolfgang beltracchi is profiled, with insights into his life, talent and. The art of forgery is a documentary film about wolfgang beltracchi and the biggest art forgery scandal in post war germany, 90 min. Master forger wolfgang beltracchi says all the experts he scammed for decades hate him because he was too good for them 2014 feb 21. The art of forgery, the german forger wolfgang beltracchi who was sentenced in 2011 to six years in prison but released this year. Sure, hes a con man who swindled the art world out of. Dec 03, 2014 paintings of convicted german art forger wolfgang beltracchi went on sale at a small bern art gallery this week, even though he remains in jail in cologne. Wolfgang beltracchi, emerged in public a few years ago, along with one of the greatest art scandals of all time. Portrait of the artist as a conman paraic obrien correspondent until he was exposed by using an incorrect pigment, wolfgang beltracchi was the worlds most successful art forger. May 12, 2015 after serving three years of a six year prison sentence the man who made millions out of forged paintings is now freeand still making money from art. In german with english subtitles kimstim 60 minutes called wolfgang beltracchi a con man of epic proportions and dubbed him and his wife helene, the bonnie and clyde of the art world. He may be egotistical and nihilistic, but his genius in undeniable. Dec 29, 2014 my art is everywhere, in many museums wolfgang beltracchi laughs in his interview video with cbs last february. Beltracchi the art of forgery finsterworld american. Wolfgang beltracchi, convicted german art forger, claims.
This documentary follows his last days as a free man. Therefore, they decided to cut corners and implant the androids brain witha vicious zeiram alien. Mar 04, 2014 he singlehandedly made the global art market tremble and the leading art experts question their competence. Artist and master forger wolfgang beltracchi is profiled, with insights into his life, talent and the international art world that made him millions. Few people in the art world polarize opinion quite like wolfgang beltracchi. The incredible rise and fall of highflying art scammers. Mar 19, 2015 wolfgang beltracchi, profiled in beltracchi. The art of forgery, fooled the art world for decades with his imitations of artists such as picasso and matisse. And private collections, he adds with a slight touch of sarcasm. Beltracchi the art of forgeryfinsterworld synopsis. Arne birkenstocks father reinhard birkenstock is wolfgang and helene beltracchis legal counsel. Beltracchi the art of forgery subtitled trailer german currents 2014. She has with her the supercomputer known as bob, along with a new combat android assistant.
A largerthanlife personality who was responsible for the biggest art forgery scandal of the postwar era. A mesmerizing, thoughtprovoking yet surprisingly amusing documentary on the life and times of wolfgang beltracchi, who tricked the international art world for nearly 40 years by forging and selling paintings of early 20thcentury masters. With wolfgang beltracchi, helene beltracchi, henrik hanstein, james roundell. For nearly 40 years the charming and effervescent beltracchi produced. This thoughtprovoking and amusing documentary focuses on the life and work of wolfgang beltracchi and his wife, helene, who for nearly four decades fooled the international art world with the biggest forgery scandal of the postwar era. Beltracchi, 63, was sentenced to six years in jail in 2011by a court in germany after admitting to producing hundreds of fake paintings and to selling them with his wife and two accomplices. Beltracchi the art of forgery full movie video dailymotion. Art forger wolfgang beltracchis multimillion dollar scam. Beltracchi is an agreeable raconteur, and is much more knowledgeable than a mere armchair art historian, beltracchi. Released by urmusic in 2015 containing music from beltracchi. Beltracchi the art of forgeryfinsterworld fandango.
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Mar 06, 2014 a mesmerizing, thoughtprovoking yet surprisingly amusing documentary on the life and times of wolfgang beltracchi, who tricked the international art world for nearly 40 years by forging and selling paintings of early 20thcentury masters. The art of forgery tells the appealing story of a renowned german art forger who for four decades painted canvases in the style of famous artists that he put on the market, fooling many of the top art experts in the business. The big question every reader will want to know is, how and why does a person become an art forger. Forger wolfgang beltracchis latest antics artnet news. Beltracchi the art of forgery subtitled trailer german. The art of forgery is a 2014 documentary biographical crime fiction film written and directed by arne birkenstock. The art of forgery, wolfgang and his wife helene beltracchi chat openly and with great wit and charm about their quixotic adventures in an overheated art world ruled by blind greed, and in which apparently no one has an answer to the question as to what is an original, and what is a forgery. May 12, 2015 few people in the art world polarize opinion quite like wolfgang beltracchi. Beltracchi offizieller trailer deutsch german 2014 hd. Jailed art forgers works on sale at bern gallery the local. Wolfgang beltracchi, german art forger notorious for tricking the international art world into buying highly convincing paintings he created in the style of expressionist, surrealist, and cubist artists such as max ernst, max pechstein, georges braque, heinrich campendonk, johannes molzahn, kees. The film will be distributed worldwide by global screen. He is wolfgang beltracchi, and you may have seen his work, but just dont know it yet. Master forger wolfgang beltracchi has the press aflutter with a new documentary, two books, and a slew.
The art of forgery, a 2014 documentary about beltracchi by german filmmaker arne birkenstock, won the 2014 german film award for best documentary film. He managed to fool gallery owners, historians and investors with the stroke of a brush. Watch beltracchi the art of forgery online vimeo on demand. Notorious art forger wolfgang beltracchi out of prison art. The art of forgery, the german forger wolfgang beltracchi who was sentenced in 2011 to six years in prison but released this year professes to be able. Oct 11, 2014 this thoughtprovoking and amusing documentary focuses on the life and work of wolfgang beltracchi and his wife helene, who for nearly four decades fooled the international art world with the biggest forgery scandal of the postwar era. August 19 september 1 2 weeks beltracchi the art of forgery written and directed by arne birkenstock germany 2014 93 mins. Poland 10 october 2014 warsaw film festival france 12 october 2014 paris german film festival sweden 9 november 2014 stockholm international film festival usa 22 november 2014 denver international film festival usa 1 february 2015 berlin and beyond film festival israel 14 march 2015 epos art film festival argentina 16.