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Magistrate but also writer, Éric Alphen publishes a book on the grandson of the painter Jean-François Millet, who had embarked on the falsification of the works of his grandfather.
Éric Alphen, who has just published Le counterfeiter of the family (Buchet Chastel), was the guest of 23h de franceinfo, Thursday March 31. The magistrate of the Court of Appeal of Paris is interested in the affair of the “false Millet”. Reproductions of the works of the famous painter, made by his own grandson. He conducted the investigation into the little-known personality of Jean-François Millet and his descendant, convicted for these facts. The result of Eric’s desire alphen from “to concentrate on something other than the misfortunes of the world”.
“I did not investigate because I found this Jean-Charles Millet extremely likeable”explains the judge. “In my investigation files, I came across sympathetic indictees”he laughs. He thus emphasizes “the talent” of the counterfeiter who succeeded in fooling the experts. But also the desire for revenge of a man who could perhaps have been a recognized painter without the crushing shadow of his grandfather.