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Con/artist the life and crimes of the world's greatest art forger

A world-renowned art forger who has been duping the art world for forty-five years and served time after a widely-publicized trial, describes the secrets and corruption of that universe while giving an art history lesson.

Main Authors:	Tetro, Tony (Author), Ambrosi, Giampiero (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hachette Books, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Tetro, Tony. Art forgers > United States > Biography. Autobiographies.

Summary:	A world-renowned art forger who has been duping the art world for forty-five years and served time after a widely-publicized trial, describes the secrets and corruption of that universe while giving an art history lesson.
Physical Description:	xii, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN:	9780306826481 0306826488
Author Notes:	Tony Tetro is a world-renowned art forger who has produced countless pieces that have easily passed as the work of the Masters from Rembrandt to Monet to Picasso to Dali. For over forty-five years, Tetro s work duped the art world and appeared as legitimate pieces in museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collections across the globe. In 1989, Tetro was convicted of art forgery in a heavily publicized trial in Los Angeles. He was released from prison in 1994. He has since become a media figure and he continues to paint original works in the style of famous painters for an exclusive list of clients. In 2019, four of his pieces were scandalously discovered in the British Royal Collection. Giampiero Ambrosi is the founder of Oak Grove Films and has extensive experience in investigative and hard news documentary. After following Tetro s story for over twenty years, Ambrosi was part of the team that uncovered Tetro s inadvertent connection to the 2019 Prince Charles art forgery scandal in the Mail on Sunday, which was nominated for Investigation of the Year at the 2020 British Journalism Awards. He is producing a forthcoming feature documentary on the Prince Charles art forgery scandal.

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