Masterpiece or Forgery The Story of Elmyr De Hory (2008)

Elmyr de Hory was called The Myth of our Century when he was revealed as a master forger in 1968 Born in 1905 he made an estimated 1000 fake paintings primarily in the style of the postimpressionists before he died or disappeared in 1976 In addition to faking paintings Elmyr de Hory often faked his own identity and traveled easily throughout Europes high society