The Art Newspaper

Growth in internet sales forces fraud issue

Identifying forgeries being sold on websites is not enough to tackle the problem

Published online: 17 January 2013

Victims of forgery are ‘left in limbo’

Recent high-profile trials mean collectors are wondering where to turn if they think they have fakes

Published online: 06 September 2012

Knoedler hit by second lawsuit

The head of Tom Ford’s fashion firm accuses the New York gallery of selling him a fake Rothko

Published online: 29 March 2012

Fears grow that Greek art market is riddled with forgeries

A legal case brought against Sotheby’s by a major Greek collector could be the tip of the iceberg

Published online: 21 March 2012

Arrest in latest Prouvé fakes case

Three dealers say initial complaints were dismissed by Artcurial specialists

Published online: 13 March 2012

Gallery:  Germany's master forgers

While the case of forger Wolfgang Beltracchi and his family has sent shockwaves through the art world, German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau calls the group a “nice family of counterfeiters”, and most media outlets, from the local newspaper Badische Zeitung to the popular weekly magazine Der Spiegel, have been calling Beltracchi a filou, or rogue. Die Welt says that the “likeable” Beltracchi deserves our applause for his masterly forgeries, while an opinion piece in Die Zeit calls for an exhibition of the fakes. The Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ) says that Beltracchi “painted the best Campendonk that ever was”. Below is a selection of their faked works.