# David Henty exhibits lucrative imitations of Lowry, Picasso and Caravaggio

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ive-painted-more-lowrys-than-lowry-says-the-worlds-greatest-art-forger-whose-old-masters-sell-for-25000/
- Published: 2026-10-22T22:51:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T23:07:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16231617/Worlds-greatest-art-forger-Old-Masters-sell-25-000.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- David Henty sells paintings imitating famous artists.
- His Brighton exhibition includes works priced up to £25,000.
- The article says copies have been mistaken for originals.

## Summary

David Henty, who describes himself as the world’s leading art forger, is exhibiting paintings that imitate famous artists, including Lowry, Picasso and Caravaggio. The article says his copies have been mistaken for originals by collectors, auction houses, galleries and forensic experts, and that he has built a lucrative business selling them.

Works in the Brighton exhibition are priced from £9,000 for a copy of Vermeer’s *Girl with a Pearl Earring* to £25,000 for Picasso’s *Women of Algiers*. Henty says he works from commissions for wealthy clients and has painted many Lowrys; the article also mentions a thriller inspired by his life and a planned television biopic in China. It does not detail the legal status or disclosure arrangements for the works he sells.

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