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(Art forger, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Writer) Wolfgang Beltracchi is a German art forger and visual artist who orchestrated a significant art scam involving numerous forged paintings by renowned artists like Max Ernst, Heinrich Campendonk, Fernand Léger, and Kees van Dongen. He confessed to producing counterfeit artworks that were then sold for millions of euros, resulting in profits estimated to exceed $100 million. Beltracchi and his wife were found guilty of participating in the scheme, leading to Beltracchi being sentenced to six years in prison.
