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Walter Stanley Keane (October 7, 1915 – December 27, 2000) was an American plagiarist who became famous in the 1960s as the claimed painter of a series of widely reproduced paintings depicting vulnerable subjects with enormous eyes.
Dec 23, 2014 · In his 1983 memoir, The World of Keane, Walter, who even then was still trying to sell the big eyes lie, says that upon meeting, Margaret told him she loved his big-eyed paintings and that he was the "greatest" and "most handsome" artist she had ever seen.
Dec 25, 2014 · Walter (played by Christoph Waltz in the movie) claimed he was inspired by the starving, orphaned children he saw in his supposed travels after World War II. He told LIFE Magazine, “Nobody could...
Dec 19, 2014 · Walter Keane made his name with wistful paintings of big-eyed children — paintings actually done by his wife. Tim Burton directs and Amy Adams stars in Big Eyes, a new movie...
Walter Keane was an American real-estate entrepreneur who later became known for plagiarism. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.
Dec 27, 2017 · Walter Keane emerged on the art scene during the 1960s with the immensely popular paintings known as “Big Eyes.” He went from being a real estate broker to one of the highest paid artists of his time, charging up to $50,000 for a painting.
Dec 29, 2014 · The fair’s organizers hung it at the Pavilion of Education and Walter Keane imagined the piece one day being celebrated as much as Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. But after Canaday’s critical ...
May 7, 2014 · Walter Keane, the subject of an upcoming Tim Burton biopic, reaped a fortune back in the 60s painting weeping waifs with hypnotic, saucer-size eyes. But it was his long-suffering wife, Margaret...
Dec 22, 2014 · Tim Burton's latest film tells the true story of a bizarre art fraud case in 1960s America. Walter Keane's paintings of waifs with big tearful eyes were frowned on by art critics, but their...
Feb 4, 2015 · Photographer Who Captured Real-Life Big Eyes Couple Reflects on His Subjects. 4 minute read. Margaret and Walter Keane, 1965. Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. By Eliza Berman....
