Dirty Harry and art forger Beltracchi paints Schmidt – Swiss Radio and Television

They are both masters of their trade Wolfgang Beltracchi mistaken as an art forger decades, the scientific community, Harald Schmidt wrote as a moderator German TV history. At their meeting both do what they do best: Beltracchi copied great masters, Schmidt provides entertainment.

The painter Wolfgang Beltracchi and TV legend Harald Schmidt meet in Cologne studio 449, where the “Harald Schmidt Show” was produced. It is a portrait of the moderator arise in the style of Otto Dix. . The German Nachexpressionist is known that he, she represents his protagonists like exaggerated caricature even bold

Two masters of their craft

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” The master forger “

In the 3sat series “The master forger – Wolfgang Beltracchi» Beltracchi painted portraits of five celebrities. After the broadcast episodes can be seen online at:

• 6.12. 22.05 Clock: Harald Schmidt
• 6.12. 22.35 Clock: Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
• 12.13. 22.35 Clock: Daniel Quinn
• 12.13. 23.05 Clock: Franziska Beltracchi
• 20.12. 22.00 Clock: Christoph Waltz

This style fits perfectly with Harald Schmidt, TV host with the acerbic humor and the merciless punchlines. With various programs, but especially with the “Harald Schmidt Show,” he was over 20 years long a seminal figure in the German television landscape. In addition, Schmidt also appeared repeatedly as a comedian and actor in appearance

The man who paints Schmidt’s portrait is in his profession for decades worked. For 35 years Wolfgang Beltracchi pictures painted in the style of other artists. One hundred well-known painter, he wants to have falsified. He deceived his pictures appraisers, gallery and museum directors, until it blew up and was arrested. In 2011, he was sentenced to five years in prison, which he is serving in an open prison.

Celebrities front of the easel

In the series “The master forger” uses Beltracchi his talent as an art forger to portraits prominent people in the style of various eras and artists to paint. The series shows how the images are created and uses the meetings with the painter for interesting discussions. Because the show portrayed here often a rare openness.