Elmyr de Hory: King Con
He was the finest art forger of his day. But the Hungarian hoaxer - and 'star' of Orson Welles' F For Fake - was a great artist in his own right.
"Who is Elmyr de Hory?" It's a question Orson Welles asks time after time in his groundbreaking essay film F For Fake. A documentary of sorts about forgery in all its forms, Welles' picture is particularly interested in de Hory (pictured above) whose criminal activities didn't prevent him from becoming something of a celebrity in the 1070s. His infamy i…
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