Wolfgang Beltracchi is possibly the most artful forgers ever to have gotten into the game. While most would create a forgery by meticulously copying every line, shape and color in a known masterpiece, Beltracchi studied the artist then made his own original compositions imagining what the artist would have painted. In this episode, I talked to my fellow art teacher and art crime enthusiast, Emily Fiedler. I showed her two works, one by Beltracchi, and one by Campendonk. I labeled them painting A and painting B to see if she could tell the authentic from the forgery.

Look at the works: Painting A | Painting B

If you love a good forgery story, check out my previous episode on The Unbelievable Story of Han van Meegeren

I am publishing this episode to coincide with my latest article in The Art of Education University's Magazine focusing on some of my favorite daring art crimes.

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