Fakes, fakes everywhere (ctd.)

March 20 2015

Picture: Der Spiegel

The convicted art forger, Wolfgang Beltracchi, has claimed he 'recently' saw one of his fakes in the Albertina, in Vienna. He refused to say which work it was. And for that reason, I don't believe him. Fakers do a lot of boasting like this. They seek critical attention for their artistic skills. Ultimately, that's why they get caught.

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