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Wolfgang Beltracchi Claims Forgeries Known to Date are Just the Beginning

Posted by Nicholas O'Donnell on March 7, 2012 at 4:54 AM

Confessed forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is now telling German weekly Der Spiegel that the 14 works to which he confessed forging at his trial last fall are part of a group of “more than 50” artists whose paintings he faked.

His credibility is, of course, an issue, but look for this case to stay in the limelight.

Topics: Forgery, Wolfgang Beltracchi, Der Spiegel

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