Con/artist : the life and crimes of the world's greatest art forger / Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306826481 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2022.
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Subject: | Tetro, Tony. Art forgers > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. True crime stories. |
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Cookstown Branch | 364.1635 Tet | 31681010302826 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Tony Tetro is a world-renowned art forger who has produced countless pieces that have easily passed as the work of the Masters from Rembrandt to Monet to Picasso to Dali. For over forty-five years, Tetroâs work duped the art world and appeared as legitimate pieces in museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collections across the globe. In 1989, Tetro was convicted of art forgery in a heavily publicized trial in Los Angeles. He was released from prison in 1994. He has since become a media figure and he continues to paint original works in the style of famous painters for an exclusive list of clients. In 2019, four of his pieces were scandalously discovered in Prince Charles' collection.
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Giampiero Ambrosi is the founder of Oak Grove Films and has extensive experience in investigative and hard news documentary. After following Tetroâs story for over twenty years, Ambrosi was part of the team that uncovered Tetroâs inadvertent connection to the 2019 Prince Charles art forgery scandal in the Mail on Sunday, which was nominated for âInvestigation of the Yearâ at the 2020 British Journalism Awards. He is producing a forthcoming feature documentary on the Prince Charles art forgery scandal.