Alon Zakaim Fine Art

Jean-Pierre Schecroun was a French painter who became famous for making forgeries of  modern masters, including Picasso. He was arrested for forgery in 1962. At the time he had made eight forgeries in two years and earned around £25,000. He claimed that his intention was to expose the credulity of the art dealers who unknowingly paid large sums for his forgeries rather than purchasing his own works.

Nevertheless, his own artworks have become more well known in recent years and form an interesting comparison to the forgeries he produced. Each work he painted displays a technically gifted artist who's use of colour and form is accomplished.