The Giacometti Affair /

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ott, Clara, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966.

Art--Forgeries.

Art.

Local Subjects:

Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Video Library, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

Place of Publication:

Montreuil : French Connection Films, 2018.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

In 2009, while sculptor Alberto Giacometti's ratings beat records in the art market, an affair erupted in Germany revealing the existence of more than a thousand Giacometti counterfeits, hidden in a warehouse in Mainz. For 10 years, two German merchants and a Dutch forger managed to sell hundreds of fake sculptures, some of which were even exhibited in museums. How did these gang members make thousands of copies and convince collectors of their authenticity? What tracks did the investigators follow before they could catch the culprits? A German investigator, a private detective in Dutch art, a French sculpture expert and the forger himself take turns telling us this incredible story as we discover the fascinating and tortured life of Alberto Giacometti..

Credits:

Writers: Clara Ott, Anne Moutot Editor: Virgine Véricourt Original Music: Marc Marder.

ISBN:

9781350442177

OCLC:

1392286868

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.