Art Crime The Emperor's New Clothes
Documentary exposing one of the most ingenious art cons of the 20th century, which saw researcher Dr John Drewe and painter John Myatt produce more than 200 forgeries using emulsion paint mixed with lubricating jelly. The key to their success lay in their ability to put together a bogus history of the fakes by doctoring records and catalogue entries, which deceived experts and collectors around the world.
Series examining audacious acts of art theft.
Primary Title
- Art Crime
Episode Title
- The Emperor's New Clothes
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 23 February 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 4
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Series examining audacious acts of art theft.
Episode Description
- Documentary exposing one of the most ingenious art cons of the 20th century, which saw researcher Dr John Drewe and painter John Myatt produce more than 200 forgeries using emulsion paint mixed with lubricating jelly. The key to their success lay in their ability to put together a bogus history of the fakes by doctoring records and catalogue entries, which deceived experts and collectors around the world.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Art
- Crime
- Documentary