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This guy looks exactly like you'd expect an art forger to look.

I demand a film of this man's life.

Really felt sorry for him when he said he misses the old days. He’s from a totally different world that’s gone forever.

When I saw the picture of him in my KZfaq feed and the title of the video I thought, oh my bloody goodness... That's Max! Back in 2005 I used to work in a pub in burgess hill where he was a regular. I'd often listen to his life stories and found him fascinating. So good to see Max is alive and well. Crazy to see him on an interview with ladbible. A truly fascinating character.

The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio is one of the most technically impressive paintings ever made. The fact that he could forge that piece well enough to sell it really shows how talented this man is.

He's not only a former criminal and an excellent painter, he's a wonderful storyteller ♥️

This man is so talented. A shame it's not acknowledged more. To forge something, not to mention so many different styles, to that level is nothing short of genius

What a gent. His art are not fakes. He painted them. He’s a very talented artist. His art is real. The world is bizarre.

He’s exactly like the dude that says, “I’m a businessmen and my business is crime”.

You can't top this, you can't. To get a legitimate professional art fraudster at this level take an interview like this is just extraordinary.

This guy doesn't seem like such a bad person, just a lost boy, with amazing talent that was taken advantage of instead of nurtured

holy shit, the degree of detail he nailed in "a church among trees" is amazing. i used to copy art for fun so i really can appreciate how accurate he got it

"If any of you need a Banksy on your kitchen door, ring me up and I'll come and do it half price" You may leave the game, but you never truly leave the game.

What a friendly, well behaved and soft spoken gentleman...oh wow, could listen to him for hours.

This story gets better with time like a fine wine.

I'd honestly pay for one of his forgeries just for the talent of him being such a good artist he can replicate them at all

I worked with him briefly at an art gallery in Worthing when I was selling his work. He was lovely to me every time I met him and we spoke for hours about his work and art history. And he was the easiest artist to talk about to clients as I could tell them all the stories he told me and they loved them too!

This video could have gone on a few more hours, and I would have enjoyed every second. What a fascinating man.

Remaking oil paintings is such a difficult thing to do. Oil painting can get so chaotic and messy, that tempering it to be a full imitation of an already existing work, it's beyond impressive.

Now this guys art and copies will have their own value. What a legend!

Fair enough

There's crime that takes skill. And then there's this. Forging the work of the greatest creative minds in our history is incredible.

Love this guy......never hurt anyone....except in the pocket 🤣

To pull the wool over the eyes of critic, expert, auction house and millionaire buyer alike is an art in itself. Kudos.

I'd love to see him painting. And maybe a whole gallery of fakes 😂 would be great. Cheaper than going to the proper museum to see the originals

I just watched this and noticed I have a smile on my face. Probably because, there's nothing better than a story told well.

“Good artists borrow, great artists steal” -Pablo Picasso

I loved listening to this guy! The art world can be so pretentious at times, nothing pretentious about his candid explanation & love of art...👏🏻

“Have you ever worked with elephants” I wonder how many people said yes to that one 😂

With talent like that... you can literally paint these pieces. Outright tell people you painted it. .... and it would still have value because of your past and the accuracy of your craft. Sometimes forgeries are worth as much or more when a good story is behind it.

Wow, this dude met the Kray twins. What a great storyteller!

I honestly would love to just watch a KZfaq channel where he paints and talks through the thought processes and methods/techniques he and the painters before him used while he makes a reproduction

Fucking excellent. He’s forgotten more stories than he’ll ever tell, what a fantastic bloke and what a fantastic 15 minute snapshot ( or should I say pen and ink drawing) of a fascinating life.

What a lovely guy. I can say that quite happily as I didn't buy any of his forgeries! He is a true artist, thats what matters, he has a special gift.

I've always liked artists who can turn their hand to any style.

It's interesting because as an artist he's probably technically more talented than the most famous artists as he's been able to masterfully replicate such a variety of styles!

He will forge till the day he dies. He forges paintings that he obviously likes personally and has a lot of respect for. I’m sure he is as good as any painter ever was.

I could hear him talk all day what a absolute legend

So one man has the talent of numerous famous painters but is labelled a forger. He should be praised for being able to do what he can when these other painters are held in such high esteem.

My mum was an art teacher. Back in the 80's her colleague ,Mick, taught art to the prisoners in Strangeways in the evenings. One of the prisoners who he dealt with was in for art forgery (wondering if it might even be this bloke?). Mick also had a connection to the BBC in Manchester. He got a wedding invite from a producer (or director? Someone flash at the time, possibly iirc conected to Coronation Street) and was dismayed at the level of presents on the wedding list as the couple were using it to set themselves up in their new house (washing machine/King size bed etc etc). One thing caught his eye though, an Edwardian watercolour! He decided that he would have a go at painting one of those. He took advice from the forger on how to do this, and with some help from my mother as well on style/technique/composition, produced a painting then set about aging it (lemon juice and heated in a tin in an oven?) a period correct frame bought from a junk shop and nails aged in his garden etc. The couple were delighted with the painting, it was the one present, said Mick, that all the guests seemed to focus on amongst all the expensive stuff and no one seemed to have any doubts about it, not even Mick's wife whom he hadn't let in on the secret. Some months later Mick got a phone call, it was the husband who very apologetically mentioned that he'd been asked to submit something to a charity auction. He explained that since they were still setting up their life together he didn't really have anything suitable apart from the Edwardian watercolour, as much as they'd hate to lose it, would Mick be upset if he donated it? Mick could only agree that it was their's to do with what grey wanted/good cause... and hoped nothing would happen to get him in trouble. He found out later that it was appraised/valued for £500 and sold for £1000

Wonderful. Wonderful. The art world deserves everything it gets. Shame he can’t still pull the wool! Loved it.

I like to see him paint an original. Fantastic artist.

Amazing interview!! This was my dream as kid, become an art forger. I paint and I'm quite good at it, but this man pulled off a Caravaggio, and that's in completely different league. Hats off and I demand a series based on this man's life ASAP.

We need a film about this dude

"You win some you loose some" best line ever

Amazing talent! I hope we see a Netflix Documentary on this talented man !!

This was brilliant! Max is a natural. It also highlights just how odd the law can be in assessing what is a crime and what is a work of art, and sheer brilliance. When a person follows their passion they're truly living. Max is one of those people, one with a real gift. Thanks for filming this inspirational interview.

a real life lovejoy and what a joy it was to hear his life story thanks for sharing it with us mate

What a legend this old gentleman is! Skilled in art, a crook with a pride, he knows how good he is and he is an embodiment of all the soulful English of a bygone era. Do you miss the old days, sir? So do i, so do i....

A netflix series of art forgers would be dope 👌

congratulations Max love your book Britain’s No. 1 Art Forger Max Brandrett:

What a legend. I could listen to him for hours.

The Caravaggio copy is very impressive. Caravaggio used to paint using optics, that is he used convex mirrors to reflect the image he wanted to paint on to the canvas, a character at a time. That is how he got the amazing phot realistic look.

Straight up, he's a genius, can only imagine how amazing how own pieces of artwork look.

Running away from Ronnie Kray might just have been the cleverest thing this lad has ever done.

I loved this guy in Eastbound & Down! “Can you feel the tension in the air right now? I know I can… I can feel it, down in my plums… Getting a nice blueish hue. Gettin’ ready to take ‘em to a farmers market!” “Donna! Let! The Boy! Paint!”

Everyone from his era has a knack for storytelling and they all have the same style. “ he said to me. And then I said” from a time gone by

I'd love to see a film based on this guy and what he done. What a legend

His memory is so good

What an interesting man. I could sit and listen to him all day.

I would love to meet Max, what a fabulous Man.

this is such an honest man at this point in his life, the amount of pure honesty here it seems is 100%

It's unfortunate that no one bothered to nurture the talent he had by sending him to a art school, but it's nice he acknowledged Bernados and made money for them

This has got to be made into a good old Brit flick, with Jude Law as Max and Bill Nighy as the Sammy Cohen. Come on someone - make it!

He honestly seems like a pretty cool guy to chill with. Like he's just a fun dude.

now THIS is the most interesting man in the world. Need a documentary & film about this man.

Absolutely loved this interview. So interesting. What a talent to have

Lovely story about Max Brandrett. Would be nice to see a movie made in honor of Max. A good old classic.

i like this mans honesty they should make a movie on his life

Pablo Picasso was once quoted to have said ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’

This man is an Artist.

Awesome. Love these docs, so interesting

This dude is a genius, that's an amazing talent he has.

If I was wealthy I'd hire him to create works for my home. Just a bunch of paintings of subjects that interest me, each in the style of one of my favorite artists.

Absolutely fascinating, what a joy to listen to!

I love the little details he added to the paintings that isn't in the original. Like the clock in the Coolidge painting 16:02 shows another time

Fascinating story to say the least. To replicate a masterwork requires knowledge of technique , medium and color synthesis with no variation to the original. His observational skills in his minds eye transmitted to his hand eye coordination to reproduce every stroke flawlessly are superior. I would suggest purchasing one of his legitimate originals because artists of his caliber are few and far between.

prisless! i love it! and him!

What a wonderful storyteller this man is

A superlative art forger possess the talent of every artist they copy. I can't help but respect that level of talent.

No telepromter or a script, fluent as river. Literally, the way he tell the tale, I can see it.

Truly an old-world villain...

He's like a character in a Guy Ritchie flick!

i can only smile when i hear his story,good lad,u have a nice day now.

this is the definition of content that you dont know you need but you need it

This was great fun to watch. I used to be a fan of the Art forger Tom Keating when I was a kid .he was a very different type of man but had the same talent. . I love fakers of any kind they show up the pretentions of the know-it-alls. I do hope this guy writes his autobiography. That old world of London characters fascinates me.

I always have a soft spot for art forgers and cat burglars.

You can't help but like this guy, brilliant.

What an absolute joy to watch and listen to

This man would have some awesome dinner table stories. Never ever heard of him and art works, don't care about but after watching this vid, he is cool and would have some awesome life and living stories. So cool

The guy’s a genius. I bet he’s got a few good books in him. Takes someone special to do what he’s done with his life.

If i'd had an opotunity to comission a forged piece from him, id like to get one of Rembrandts work. He is professional at what he does, and i think he is able to recreate the tension in the eyes, the feel of the fabrics painted.

What a ledge!

what an incredibly skilled man!

Just finished listening to the LADbible podcast with Max on it! Brilliant!!!

What a lovely man.

if he was born 200 years ago he might have a chance in the art world, because the real value is not in the skill, but in the fact that you are dead.

What a fascinating interview! Great questions for this talented and colorful man. Thank you for creating such interesting content.

Wow ,what a guy!!