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'''Jean-Pierre Schecroun''' (17 January 1929, [[Madagascar]] – 17 July 1991, [[Paris]] |
'''Jean-Pierre Schecroun''' (17 January 1929, [[Madagascar]] – 17 July 1991, [[Paris]]) was a French painter and [[Art forgery|art forger]] who made forgeries of work of modern masters, including [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] and [[Georges Braque|Braque]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,895958,00.html |title=World: Overwhelming Support |date=30 March 1962 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |quote=(They turned up an unexpected dividend by capturing one Jean Pierre Schecroun, 33, a former Beaux Arts student long wanted for his skillful forgeries of paintings by Braque, Leger and Picasso.)}}</ref> |
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Schecroun was arrested for forgery in 1962. At the time he had made eight forgeries in two years and earned around £25,000. He claimed that his intention was to expose the credulity of the art dealers who refused to buy his own work but paid large sums for his forgeries. |
Schecroun was arrested for forgery in 1962. At the time he had made eight forgeries in two years and earned around £25,000. He claimed that his intention was to expose the credulity of the art dealers who refused to buy his own work but paid large sums for his forgeries. |
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 16 February 2024
Jean-Pierre Schecroun (17 January 1929, Madagascar – 17 July 1991, Paris) was a French painter and art forger who made forgeries of work of modern masters, including Picasso and Braque.[1]
Schecroun was arrested for forgery in 1962. At the time he had made eight forgeries in two years and earned around £25,000. He claimed that his intention was to expose the credulity of the art dealers who refused to buy his own work but paid large sums for his forgeries.
References
- ^ "World: Overwhelming Support". Time. 30 March 1962.
(They turned up an unexpected dividend by capturing one Jean Pierre Schecroun, 33, a former Beaux Arts student long wanted for his skillful forgeries of paintings by Braque, Leger and Picasso.)
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