Elmyr de Hory
Elmyr de Hory (born Elemér Albert Hoffmann; April 14, 1906 – December 11, 1976) was a famed Hungarian-born painter and art forger. It is claimed he was responsible for producing over a thousand forgeries that were sold to reputable art galleries all over the world. His activities garnered celebrity from a Clifford Irving book, Fake (1969), and a documentary essay film by Orson Welles, F for Fake (1974).
Elmyr de Hory | |
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de Hory, c. 1970 | |
| Born | Elemér Albert Hoffmann April 14, 1906 |
| Died | December 11, 1976 (aged 70) Ibiza, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, painter, forger, criminal |
| Known for | Forgery |
| Website | myelmyr |
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