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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.

When I saw the picture of him in my UKposts 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

"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.

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!

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

This story gets better with time like a fine wine.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fair enough

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

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

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 honestly would love to just watch a UKposts 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

I could hear him talk all day what a absolute legend

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

"You win some you loose some" best line ever

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

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

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

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

A netflix series of art forgers would be dope 👌

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

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....

Absolutely fascinating, what a joy to listen to!

We need a film about this dude

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.

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.

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

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

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

His memory is so good

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!”

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

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.

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!

A Chruch among trees copy was spot on, wow!

What an absolute joy to watch and listen to

what an incredibly skilled man!

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

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

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

What a wonderful storyteller this man is

Wonderful interview, Max seems a true artist and so talented!

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

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

Awesome. Love these docs, so interesting

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

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

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

Good luck to you Sir. The gallery’s and auction houses are the real crooks.

He is a very interesting guy, I love to listen to his stories.

Man what a crazy life he had , thank you for the great video and story

Absolutely brilliant

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

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 would love to meet Max, what a fabulous Man.

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

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.

Fascinating life story! I can't believe he did such a good copy of a Caravagio! Most impressive.

I could just listen to this guy's stories for hours.

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.

what a great story from an interesting man - and an artistic genius at that !

Such a great story teller too

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.

Such a character- such a talent !

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

Honestly I admire yet envy people like this. I wish I had this skill.

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

I want to meet him and talk to him. I could spend days, weeks, months, talking to this man. He’s such an interesting person, with such an interesting life. I wish him all the happiness