Elmyr De Hory

Clifford Irving

________, who authored the popular book Fake (1969), and Orson Welles, who produced the biography F for Fake (1973) on him and his career, were both drawn to his unique life story.

De Hory

________ immigrated to the US in August 1947 and made friends with people in the American art community via his charisma.

Legros

________ was held in Switzerland after the issuance of an international arrest order for him.

Portugal

1968: He (Fernand Legros) is detained and held for two months in an Ibizan prison before being expelled and departing for ________.

tiny fractures

The authenticity of the ________ that develop naturally over time is checked using optical microscopes and ultraviolet light.

Hungary

1938: Being detained in ________ as a political "undesirable "as its government partners with Nazi Germany and jails intellectuals and artists.

Algur Meadows

________, a Texas oil millionaire, purchased 46 of de Hory's phony masterpieces from Legros between 1964 and 1966.

Lady Malcolm Campbell

The illustrious 23- year career of Elmyr de Hory as an art forger started one day in April 1946 when his affluent friend ________, the widow of racing driver Sir Malcolm Campbell, paid a visit to his modest Parisian studio.

de Hory

On December 11, 1976, ________ overdosed on sleeping pills and committed himself knowing that he would soon be extradited.

Legros

________ was accused of forging documents and engaging in fraud in France after cheating Meadows.

De Hory

In his career, ________ produced more than 1, 000 pieces, earning him the title of greatest art forger in history.

1938

Being detained in Hungary as a political "undesirable" as its government partners with Nazi Germany and jails intellectuals and artists

1946

Lady Malcolm Campbell, who purchases the artwork, thinks it is a Picasso

1949

Sells his first fake Modigliani to the Niveau Gallery in New York

1952

Sells a "Matisse" together with five "Modiglianis" and a "Renoir" to the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University

1955

He is under FBI investigation and escapes to Mexico with a fake birth certificate; he is subsequently apprehended as a suspect in a homicide case

1957

Discovers one of his "Matisse" paintings in the French collection at the Detroit Institute of Art

1959

Flies to Florida with Fernand Legros to recover after attempting suicide

1968

He is detained and held for two months in an Ibizan prison before being expelled and departing for Portugal