This was amazing.
Tony Tetro wrote Con/Artist about his time as an art forger. His attention to the most minuscule detail is why he's considered the world's greatest art forger. He was passing off hundreds of his paintings as "lost art" for some massive names like Dali, Rembrandt, Chagall, even Rockwell. He even went so far as to forge a Ferrari. Yes, like a real ass Ferrari and he actually did it.
Reading about how and why he got into this life of crime was so interesting because the man has immense talent. But what struck me as the most interesting part is that his first forged art sale he actually sold under the guise of another art forger. He created a piece, signed a known art forger's name to it, and sold it almost as a novelty item.
This was just absolutely insane to read and I loved every second of it.
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