{"id":274,"date":"2021-05-06T03:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T03:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2021-05-09T05:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T05:16:32","slug":"ken-perenyi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/ken-perenyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Perenyi (1949\u2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/files\/2021\/05\/100_5401-ac9d42d178b9f3db432192378358a6a2a8878bb4-1568x1177.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ken Perenyi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken Perenyi\u2019s introduction to the world of art forgery came at a young age after reading <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/han-van-meegeren\/\">Hans van Meegeren<\/a>\u2019s book detailing the techniques he had used to forge Dutch master paintings. After failing to make a living as an artist in his own right, Perenyi turned to van Meegeren\u2019s techniques, but took a more calculated approach by forging the work of lesser-known 18th- and 19th-century American and British artists. After spending 30 years accumulating a small fortune by \u201cdiscovering\u201d and subsequently selling the fakes to various collectors, Perenyi caught the attention of the FBI and went through a five year investigation. Though he was never officially charged with any crime, Perenyi left the criminal world of forgery behind and gained fame by sharing his story. Along with <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/john-myatt\/\">John Myatt<\/a>, Perenyi is now gaining further success by making legal \u201clegitimate fakes,\u201d that is, convincing works in the style of another artist labeled and sold under his own name. For a video interview with Perenyi, follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/wjwn9b\/this-guy-forged-famous-artists-for-decades-now-hes-gone-legit\">link<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Whitney White<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberge, Dalya. &#8220;The Art of Deception.&#8221; <em>Financial Times. <\/em>21 October 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/57b02f00-8ee3-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/57b02f00-8ee3-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78<\/a>. [accessed 10 March 2021]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Perenyi\u2019s introduction to the world of art forgery came at a young age after reading Hans van Meegeren\u2019s book detailing the techniques he had used to forge Dutch master paintings. After failing to make a living as an artist in his own right, Perenyi turned to van Meegeren\u2019s techniques, but took a more calculated&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/ken-perenyi\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ken Perenyi (1949\u2013)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9137,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copiesfakesforgeries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}