Spanish police have arrested a man whose alleged plan to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting in Italy for €1.3m was thwarted when the work caught the eye of French customs officers.
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They knew it was a fake when they noticed the Mona Lisa had eyebrows.
Oh no…a painting of a painting.
I wanna open a gallery that exclusively shows counterfeit art. I’m convinced that the proper plagiarist could fetch more than the original if that phony artist has a good enough story.
The biggest drawback is the natural audience for this would be philosophers and they’re broke.
If you are ever in Vienna, you can visit the Fälschermuseum (“counterfeiters museum”), which is exactly what you describe
Hey man,
Just let me buy my counterfeit art for € 1.3m
