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Feb 04, 1951 Höxter, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany 73 years old
German art forger
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About Wolfgang Beltracchi
- Wolfgang Beltracchi (born Wolfgang Fischer on 4 February 1951) is a German art forger and artist who has admitted to forging hundreds of paintings in an international art scam netting millions of euros.
- Beltracchi, together with his wife Helene, sold forgeries of alleged works by famous artists, including Max Ernst, Heinrich Campendonk, Fernand Léger and Kees van Dongen.
- Though he was found guilty for forging 14 works of art that sold for a combined $45m (£28.6m), he claims to have faked "about 50" artists.
- The total estimated profits Beltracchi made from his forgeries surpasses $100m.In 2011, after a 40-day trial, Beltracchi was found guilty and sentenced to six years in a German prison.
- His wife, Helene, was given a four-year sentence, and both were ordered to pay millions in restitution.
- Beltracchi was freed on January 9, 2015, having served just over three years in prison.
