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Eric hebborn was one of the greatest art forgers of the 20th century. By his own account he passed off some 1, paintings and drawings. Jan, 1996 eric hebborn, a selfproclaimed forger of old master paintings and drawings whose works found their way into some of the worlds great collections, died on thursday at san giacomo hospital here. Buy the art forgers handbook reprint by hebborn, eric isbn. Attorneys office in the southern district of new york was about to expose a scandal in the art world that. The english artist eric hebborn 19341996 explains the secrets of his forging techniqes in this illustrated work compiled shortly before his death. Oct 23, 2014 a collection of art by a master forger whose work fooled dealers and galleries around the world sells at auction for more than. Deceased art forger eric hebborn blasts critics in. Download the art forger ebook free in pdf and epub format.
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