________, 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.
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De Hory
________ immigrated to the US in August 1947 and made friends with people in the American art community via his charisma.
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Legros
________ was held in Switzerland after the issuance of an international arrest order for him.
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Portugal
1968: He (Fernand Legros) is detained and held for two months in an Ibizan prison before being expelled and departing for ________.
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tiny fractures
The authenticity of the ________ that develop naturally over time is checked using optical microscopes and ultraviolet light.
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Hungary
1938: Being detained in ________ as a political "undesirable "as its government partners with Nazi Germany and jails intellectuals and artists.
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Algur Meadows
________, a Texas oil millionaire, purchased 46 of de Hory's phony masterpieces from Legros between 1964 and 1966.
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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.
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de Hory
On December 11, 1976, ________ overdosed on sleeping pills and committed himself knowing that he would soon be extradited.
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Legros
________ was accused of forging documents and engaging in fraud in France after cheating Meadows.
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De Hory
In his career, ________ produced more than 1, 000 pieces, earning him the title of greatest art forger in history.
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1938
Being detained in Hungary as a political "undesirable" as its government partners with Nazi Germany and jails intellectuals and artists
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1946
Lady Malcolm Campbell, who purchases the artwork, thinks it is a Picasso
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1949
Sells his first fake Modigliani to the Niveau Gallery in New York
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1952
Sells a "Matisse" together with five "Modiglianis" and a "Renoir" to the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University
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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
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1957
Discovers one of his "Matisse" paintings in the French collection at the Detroit Institute of Art
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1959
Flies to Florida with Fernand Legros to recover after attempting suicide
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1968
He is detained and held for two months in an Ibizan prison before being expelled and departing for Portugal
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