David Stein (art forger)

David Stein ( born January 27, 1935 as Henri Haddad in Alexandria, Egypt; † in October 1999 in New York City ) was a mostly living in the United States French painter, art dealers and art forger.

Stone began early to empathize with the stylistic peculiarities of its picturesque role models and to create works in the style of Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Paul Matisse, Georges Braque, Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Jean Cocteau and Georges Rouault.

In 1967 one of his forgeries were uncovered stone was despite the lack of cooperation of art dealers and collectors in six cases of forgery found guilty and sentenced to a prison term.

After serving his sentence stone was deported to France, where he had serve a further sentence. Stone also painted during his imprisonment. As a result, he signed his " modeled " works with its own name.

Stein's first wife in 1973 published the book Three Picassos Before Breakfast about their experiences in the art world. This led in the 1980s to professional activities stone in the environment of Hollywood. Alan Rudolph, director of the film The Moderns with David Carradine and Linda Fiorentino hired him for the role of art critic in Paris in the 1920s. Stone also supplied the images used in the film.

David Stone died from cancer.