The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World

Alexandra T. said Informative and Interesting. This book walks through a series of anecdotes that show the reader the world of art forgery. Easy to read, the book moves quickly whiteout sacrificing quality or detail. Very informative and well researched.Pro tip: if you read it on an iPad you can easily Google the artists and paintings mentioned. (I don't know if the paper version has pictures, the kindle one did not).. Mark Dixon said Interesting read.. Really an interesting book about art forgeries.. An interesting read Patricia Steele An interesting read with helpful insights into the art world. An enjoyable book, although at times a bit labored and repetitive

Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Using interviews and newly released court documents, The Art of the Con will also take the listener into the investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who oftentimes return back to the world of crime. They involve stolen art hidden for decades; elaborate ruses that involve the Nazis and allegedly plundered art; the theft of a conceptual prototype from a well-known artist by his assistant to be used later to create copies; the use of online and television auction sites to scam buyers out of millions; and other confidence scams incredible not only for their boldness but more so because they actually worked. Amore's The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. For some, it's an irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something in common: they want to believe.. Anthony M. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art