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The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Buyer Beware: The Secrets Of A Former Art Forger

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

Fox News

True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The art of Ken Perenyi is remarkable, but it's extremely difficult to detect which pieces are his. As a teenager, Ken entered New York City's art scene, admiring famous pieces alongside artists and celebrities alike. Feeling inspired to learn the craft, he taught himself how to paint. Ken soon learned that not only was he a talented artist, but a talented forger as well. With his remarkable ability to reproduce the art of well-known painters, Ken began a 34-year career of forgery, tricking some of the world's most famous art experts along the way.   Author of Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger Ken Perenyi discusses how he discovered his talent, how he was able to dupe some of the world's most well-known galleries, and the close encounters he had with the FBI throughout his career.  Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Monet, Carvaggio, Kandinsky. All these names paint a picture in your mind of their most famous pieces.

0:41.3

But do you know their works well enough to spot the difference between a real and a fake?

0:46.3

Traditional views on art were turned upside down in 1960s New York as new artists and creators

0:52.3

rebelled against styles and forms taught to them in prominent schools and institutions.

0:57.4

However, one newcomer to the art scene with a less conventional backstory would find that his talents stemmed

1:03.4

not from rejecting the styles of the Titans before him, but instead from embracing them.

1:10.0

Ken Peraney isn't your average artist,

1:12.5

or your average criminal.

1:14.9

I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.

1:19.1

Music The name Ken Praini isn't one you'll see when visiting a museum or paging through a textbook,

1:47.8

but his art has decorated the walls of numerous art galleries and collections.

1:53.0

As a teenager, Ken entered into New York's art scene thanks to special connections

1:57.5

who invited him to some of the city's most prestigious galleries.

2:02.0

There, Ken stood alongside artists and celebrities alike,

2:05.9

soaking in the talent of the masters before him.

2:09.3

Visitors left the galleries with a sense of respect and appreciation for the pieces they observed,

2:14.4

but Perenni left with an idea.

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