Beltracchi's Salvator Mundi-notorious art counterfeit from sale in galleries prohibited steps into the NFT game-blockchain
Beltracchi's Salvator Mundi-notorious art counterfeit from sale in galleries prohibited steps into the NFT game-blockchain
While the world of non-fungible tokens (NFT) continues to grow, the notorious artist and counterfeiter Wolfgang Beltracchi has joined with a collection of NFTs called "The Great" of the NFT industry. Beltracchi is known to admit that he fake hundreds of paintings and sold the works of art on behalf of the original famous artist such as Heinrich Campendonk, Fernand Léger and Max Ernst.
Wolfgang Beltracchi introduces "The Greats" collection
A notorious artist who was caught the fake art of fake art by some of the most popular artists in the world, Wolfgang Beltracchi, plunges into the fight of the non-fungal tokens (NFT) collector's pieces. The German counterfeit and his wife admitted that they had sold works of art from 14 different pieces that were sold for around $ 45 million. But Beltracchi claims to have created the works of "about 50 artists" and also called his profit exceeded $ 100 million. After a trial in 2011 in Germany, Beltracchi was found to be guilty and served over three years for his crimes. The counterfeiter and his wife also had to pay millions of restitution.
Now Beltracchi has a new website called. set great , which is described as "digital journey through art history". When Beltracchi was caught, he falsified the work of famous artists such as Max Ernst, Heinrich Campendonk, Fernand Léger and Kees van Dongen.
His latest NFTs will also be replicas and come from the art of Leonardo da Vinci's alleged "Salvator Mundi" piece and more. "We present you the first digital art collection of the most productive art counter of the 20th century, Wolfgang Beltracchi," says the web portal Great.art. The website adds:
The artist takes them on a journey through art history by enclosing Leonardo da Vinci's alleged Salvator Mundi and the styles of seven masters like Picasso, van Gogh, because Vinci and more channeled. 'The Greats' is divided into over 30 individual series based on 7 different epochs of art history. The collections consist of a total of 4,608 original digital works of art.
The most controversial artist and the most expensive work of art in the world
Beltracchi also appears in a YouTube video that explains the NFT collection "The Greats" more precisely. The artist is one of the most controversial artists in the world and the "Salvator Mundi" is the most expensive work of art ever sold worldwide. As early as 2017, the “Salvator Mundi” was sold to the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for $ 450 million.
On the counterfeit's website, it is said that the "traditional art elite Beltracchi buries" and wants to make his works of art a forgotten memory. Beltracchi claims that he has been forbidden in famous auction houses, museums and art galleries since he was arrested.
"" It is in the highest interest of the art business to maintain the status quo and to continue to dictate what art is and what is not, "explains the website great. "That is why we use the Internet and the Ethereum Blockchain to enable the world to access one of the last living old master of our time."
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