Jean-Pierre Schecroun
Jean-Pierre Schecroun (17 January 1929, Madagascar – 17 July 1991, Paris[1]) was a French painter and art forger who made forgeries of work of modern masters, including Picasso and Braque.[2]
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
- ^ "Acte de décès des familles Schecroun [Schecroun family death certificate]" (in French).
- ^ "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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