The Art of the Con the Most Notorious Fakes Frauds and Forger

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The Art of the Con

The Nearly Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World

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The untold stories of some of history'south almost notorious art cons—and the secret history of fakes, frauds, and forgeries in the fine art world

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Art scams are today and then numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts abroad from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Fine art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated past unscrupulous fine art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate.

Anthony K. Affection'southward The Fine art of the Con tells the stories of some of history'due south most notorious nonetheless untold cons. They involve stolen art hidden for decades; elaborate ruses that involve the Nazis and allegedly plundered art; the theft of a conceptual paradigm from a well-known artist by his assistant to be used afterward to create copies; the apply of online and television auction sites to scam buyers out of millions; and other confidence scams incredible not simply for their boldness only more and then considering they actually worked. Using interviews and newly released court documents, The Fine art of the Con volition besides take the reader into the investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who ofttimes render back to the world of law-breaking. For some, it'southward an irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something in common: they desire to believe.

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St. Martin'southward Griffin

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"An engrossing read about brazen, aesthetic scams." —Kirkus Reviews

"Amore is privy to more data on the subject of forgeries than the average art collector or dealer, and he shares a number of those stories in this engrossing account... a bracing and highly informative assessment of a very real problem, sure to resonate with art fans and curators alike." —Publisher'southward Weekly

"A riveting, fast-moving account of shameless fraudsters who wreak havoc on the fine art world. A must read!" —Brian T. Kelly, erstwhile Assistant United States Attorney

"The Art of the Con is must reading for any truthful-crime fan. Brazen museum thefts get all the headlines, only Anthony One thousand. Amore makes it clear that the real money in fine art criminal offence is to be made from forgeries, fakes, online auctions, laser printers and other 21st-century technologies. And Affection'south various, colorful crew of art-gallery grifters and scammers have been reaping the kind of sick-gotten gains that old-school criminals could only dream of. Highly recommended!" —Howie Carr, New York Times bestselling writer of THE BROTHERS BULGER and HITMAN

"What is near fascinating nigh The Art of the Con is that you haven't heard these stories before. The tales of these unknown scams are woven into a narrative that reads like a thriller. The attention to particular takes the reader inside the investigations and allows them to play armchair detective. Read this book!" —Jon Leiberman, radio and television host and author of WHITEY ON TRIAL: SECRETS, CORRUPTION, AND THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH

"It takes a lot to pull off an fine art world con. Merely it might have even more to tell the unvarnished story backside those swindles, and at that place's no dubiousness that Anthony Amore has washed it in this definitive page-turner. The Fine art of the Con is wonderfully investigated-and highly paced-and provides a jaw-hitting-the-flooring exam of fine art earth fraud." —Ulrich Boser, writer of THE GARDNER HEIST: THE True STORY OF THE WORLD'Due south LARGEST UNSOLVED Fine art THEFT

"Non only is The Art of the Con a wild ride through a rogue'southward gallery of colorful fine art forgers, entertainingly written by a master of prose. It is that. But it's besides an object lesson in how art is made, what makes art valuable, and how some of the smartest minds in the business organization could exist suckered by deals that ultimately proved just likewise good to exist truthful." —Michael Blanding, author of THE MAP THIEF: THE GRIPPING STORY OF AN ESTEEMED RARE-MAP DEALER WHO MADE MILLIONS STEALING PRICELESS MAPS

"A fascinating business relationship of some of the biggest scams that take taken place in the art world over the last century" —ArtNet News

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