Hory

To summarize: Welles, who spent much of his later life in Europe, wanted to do a fairly standard film on a guy named Elmyr de Hory, who was known in the 60s-70s Euro-jet set as the guy who could whip up a "lost masterpiece" before lunch.

Archive 2005-08-01 KaneCitizen 2005

The Hungarian forger Elmyr de Hory confessed to feeling deep satisfaction at watching art dealers who had disdained the works he painted under his own name rush to buy those he painted under a more famous, if false, signature.

Too Much of a Good Thing 2003

The Hungarian forger Elmyr de Hory confessed to feeling deep satisfaction at watching art dealers who had disdained the works he painted under his own name rush to buy those he painted under a more famous, if false, signature.

Too Much of a Good Thing 2003

I would be in ho shape to carry on battle should Hory decide I was not safely dead.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

Perhaps Hory locked it away with the tapes - I did not want to know.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

Now that his true identity was known he was a different man, one lacking the more emotional reactions of Hory the scout.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

I staggered under it and heard Hory cry out in equal torment.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

Hory broke the capsule under that pointed nose, released the fumes of the volatile gas.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

Hory gasped for breath, a dark tinge still in his face.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968

Dazed from the pain in my head, I stumbled in the direction he aimed me, towing Hory behind.

The Zero Stone Norton, Andre 1968