Elmyr de Hory
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Elmyr de Hory was a notorious Hungarian art forger whose life and deceptions became widely known through Orson Welles’ film "F for Fake."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian person
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art forger ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elmyr Dory
NERFINISHED
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Elmyr Herzog NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmyr Höry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMarketImpact | prompted scrutiny of museum and gallery authentication practices ⓘ |
| biographyWrittenBy | Clifford Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Elemér Albert Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Clifford Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Hungary ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-12-11 ⓘ |
| depictedInFilmBy | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art forgery
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painting ⓘ |
| forgedStyleOf |
Amedeo Modigliani
NERFINISHED
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Georges Braque NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Matisse NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Miró NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Chagall NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentaryAbout | F for Fake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on authorship in modern art
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public perception of art authenticity ⓘ |
| knownFor | selling forged paintings as originals by famous artists ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ |
| legalIssues | arrested multiple times in connection with art fraud ⓘ |
| livedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Elmyr de Hory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | claimed to have sold hundreds of forged paintings worldwide ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous art forgers of the 20th century
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forging works in the style of modern masters ⓘ |
| occupation |
art dealer
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art forger ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ibiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Ibiza
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| style | imitative of early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
F for Fake
NERFINISHED
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Fake! The Story of Elmyr de Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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