10 Skillful Forgers Who Totally Conned The Art World

(via Listverse) Police have estimated that up to half of the art sold on the international market may be forged. Major museums are estimated to hold collections that are about 20-percent fake. In April 2018, one museum in France discovered that 82 of their 140 Etienne Terrus paintings were counterfeit.  Artists often receive only a small fraction of the hammer prices for valuable artworks. Sometimes, those artists decide to fight back.