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          He is alleged to have painted thousands of fakes, which were not copies but original creations in the style of Picasso, Matisse.!

          Elmir the man labeled as the greatest Art Forger of Our Generation.

        1. Elmir the man labeled as the greatest Art Forger of Our Generation.
        2. Elmyr de Hory was called "The Myth of our Century" when he was revealed as a master forger in Born in , he made an estimated fake paintings.
        3. He is alleged to have painted thousands of fakes, which were not copies but original creations in the style of Picasso, Matisse.
        4. Elmyr de Hory was a famed Hungarian-born painter and art forger.
        5. This documentary explores the case of art forger Elmyr de Hory, who allegedly painted over a thousand fakes.

          6. Elmyr de Hory

          Hungarian painter and art forger (1906–1976)

          Elmyr de Hory

          de Hory, c. 1970

          Born

          Elemér Albert Hoffmann


          (1906-04-14)April 14, 1906

          Budapest, Austria-Hungary

          DiedDecember 11, 1976(1976-12-11) (aged 70)

          Ibiza, Spain

          Occupation(s)Artist, painter, forger, criminal
          Known forForgery
          Websitemyelmyr.net

          Elmyr de Hory (born Elemér Albert Hoffmann; April 14, 1906[citation needed] – 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).

          Early life

          De Hory claimed that he was born into an aristocratic family, that his father was an Austro-Hungarianambassador and that his mother came from a family of bankers.[