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When I Paint His Masterpiece: The Beltracchis

Ridiculous Crime

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The Art of Forgery

Spicy ended up facing a civil lawsuit for certifying seven max Ernst paintings that turned out to be fakes. And it totally tarnished this reputation that he had built over more than half a century. Wolfgang and Helene, they collected those letters that they'd sent each other and had them published into a book. The documentary about the couple was made in 2014 called Belltrocky,. It got a German film award for best documentary.

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