Elmyr De Hory - the twentieth century's most successful art forger

Ibizology

Elmyr de Hory, perhaps the twentieth century’s greatest art forger, lived in Ibiza from 1961 until his suicide in 1976. Uncovering the truth about Elmyr is difficult – the more you dig into his history the more impenetrable it becomes. For Elmyr, being gay and Jewish made life difficult in post-war Europe. Globe-trotting Elmyr settled in Ibiza in 1961 until his suicide in 1976 when facing extradition to France. In this episode I interview Mark Forgy who lived with Elmyr in Ibiza and was with him when he died. He describes candidly what a huge impact Elmyr has had on his life as well as the proliferation of "fake Elmyrs" now on the art market.