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 with good reason. Art
scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of
money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their
accomplices are proportionately elaborate. The Art of the Con tells
the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons.
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. Using interviews and newly released court
documents, The Art of the Con will also take the reader into the
investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who
oftentimes return back to the world of crime. For some, it's an
irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something
in common: they want to believe.
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