Wolfgang Beltracchi Demands Return of One of His Forgeries

Wolfgang Beltracchi is demanding the return of one of his own forgeries, raising the question of who actually owns the picture. In an interview with NZZ, the German art forger criticized today's art scene and the training provided at art academies. Beltracchi stated that he personally painted more than 300 pictures in the style of great masters and copied their signatures. The interview also poses a question to readers: do they consider Beltracchi an artist or a fraudster? The case highlights the unresolved legal and ethical question of ownership over forged works, even when the forger himself created them.