David Stein
David Stein (born January 27, 1935 as Henri Haddad in Alexandria , Egypt , † October 1999 in Bordeaux , France ) was a French painter, art dealer and art forger who lived mostly in the USA.
Stein began early to empathize with the stylistic peculiarities of his painterly models and to create works in the manner of Pablo Picasso , Marc Chagall , Paul Matisse , Georges Braque , Paul Klee , Joan Miró , Jean Cocteau and Georges Rouault .
When one of his forgeries was uncovered in 1967, Stein was found guilty of forgery in six cases, despite the lack of cooperation between art dealers and collectors, and sentenced to imprisonment.
After completing his sentence, Stein was deported to France, where he served another prison term. Stein also painted while he was in prison. As a result, he signed his “modeled” works with his own name.
Stein's first wife published Three Picassos Before Breakfast in 1973 about her experiences in the art world. This led to Stein's professional activities in the Hollywood area in the 1980s. Alan Rudolph , director of The Moderns with David Carradine and Linda Fiorentino , hired him for the role of art critic in Paris in the 1920s. Stein also provided the images used in the film.
David Stein died of cancer.
literature
- Anne-Marie Stein: Three Picassos Before Breakfast. Memoirs of an Art Forger's Wife , Hawthorn Books New York 1973
- John E. Cronkin: Art Fraud , New York 1994, especially pp. 73ff
Web links
- From a French TV show about Stein
- Brief description with photo
- The forgery museum in Vienna deals with works and the life story of David Stein
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stone, david |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haddad, Henri (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, art dealer and art forger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria , Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1999 |
| Place of death | Bordeaux |