Real Fake The Art, Life Crimes of Elmyr De Hory 2017 Walk into any of the worlds museums or art auction houses, and you have good reason to doubt your own eyes Is that Picasso real Did Modigliani really paint that masterpiece The answer may be no These works could very well be the hand of one of historys most versatile and prolific art forger Elmyr de Hory 40 years after Elmyrs death, Filmmaker Jeff Oppenheim Funny Valentine, Universal Pictures, A Passion for Giving, PBS embarks on a re examination of the facts of the case A cadre of art experts discuss the issue of forgery within the art market at large, while a team of investigators dig into the life, art and crimes of this enigmatic forger Assuming all previous information known about this forger might be as wrong as his art, the team examines the provenance, forensics and connoisseurship of Elmyr de Hory Together they cut through a myriad of aliases, searching for never before revealed archival records, police files and personal remembrances of those that knew him In the center of it all is a magnificent trail of evidence a bedazzling treasure trove of original impressionist and post impressionist masterpieces estimated to number in the thousands and potentially now worth billions All Fake