By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
In 2004, Hollywood comedian and art enthusiast Steve Martin purchased from the Parisian gallery Cazeau-Béraudière a work by German expressionist painter Heinrich Campendonk — at least he thought it was a work by German expressionist painter Heinrich Campendonk. Mr. Martin, according to The Guardian, is the victim of the largest known art scam in German history, losing €700,000, or $850,000. The fake painting was said to have been authenticated by an unidentified expert prior to its purchase.
