# ShortHand: Wolfgang Beltracchi - The Greatest Art Fraud in History?

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Podcast: [RedHanded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/redhanded-836966)
Published: 2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8891271
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Tens of millions of dollars flowed onto the canvas from the tip of Wolfgang Beltracchi’s brush. His talent? Unquestionable. His methods? Perfect. His ability to recreate the works of other artists? The greatest there has ever been. Alongside his wife Helene, Wolfgang Beltrachhi sold an unknown number of paintings, passed off as the work of 20th-century artists, to some of the most respected galleries and collectors in the world. In the process they made millions of dollars, and created a scandal so deep that, even today, nobody wants to touch it. -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

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