The Conman - How an Amateur Fooled the Art World

John Drewe's con against the art world put 'genuine fakes' made with B&Q emulsion paint into the gallery circuit, with the breakdown of Drewe's common law marriage ultimately leading to his conviction. This investigation of the scheme tells the story with what the "Spectator" likens to 'the pace of Dashiel Hammett.'

Summary

The expose of the most elaborate art-fraud of the 20th century that started with an ad in Private Eye and reads like a thriller!

Product details

• Authors: Laney Salisbury, Salisbury Laney, SALISBURY LANEY AND
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.11.2025
• EAN: 9781783341405
• ISBN: 978-1-78334-140-5
• Series: Art Insiders - Provenance; Art Insiders - Provenance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; True Crime, TRUE CRIME / General, ART / Business Aspects, Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks, Forgery, falsification and theft of artworks