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British artist and former art forger

This article is about the British art forger.

For the Canadian lacrosse player, see Sean Greenhalgh.

Shaun Greenhalgh
Born	19 September 1961 Bromley Cross, Lancashire, England, UK
Criminal status	Released
Parent(s)	George and Olive Greenhalgh
Criminal charge	Conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering
Penalty	4 years and 8 months in prison

Shaun Greenhalgh (born 1961) is a British artist and former art forger.

Greenhalgh in his autobiography, A Forger's Tale.

This autobiographical work by Shaun Greenhalgh, imprisoned for the production of (and profiting from) a large number of fake artistic works and archaeological.

This is the definitive account of Britain's most successful and infamous forger, a man whose love for art saturates every page of this extraordinary memoir.

The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership.

Shaun Greenhalgh has turned his hand to everyone from Leonardo da Vinci to Lowry.

Over a seventeen-year period, between 1989 and 2006, he produced a large number of forgeries. With the assistance of his brother and elderly parents, who fronted the sales side of the operation, he successfully sold his fakes internationally to museums, auction houses, and private buyers, accruing nearly £1 million.^[1]

The family have been described by Scotland Yard as "possibly the most diverse forgery team in the world, ever".

However, when they attempted to sell three