Not long after Eric Hebborn was murdered, an off-the-record conversation with the famed artist-turned-forger was published. On tape, Hebborn made explosive claims about his time as a student at the Royal Academy of Art in the 1950s, where he had been awarded a prestigious prize. Though a gifted draughtsman, he was a surprising choice, because the art of the day was all about high concepts, not realistic depictions. Drawing was an unfashionable business, so how had a mere draughtsman won the prize?
埃里克•赫伯恩(Eric Hebborn)被谋杀后不久,与这位著名艺术家出身的伪造者的一段不公开对话被发表了。在录音中,赫伯恩对自己上世纪50年代在皇家艺术学院(Royal Academy of Art)学习时的经历进行了爆炸性的陈述,当时他在那里获得了一项享有盛誉的奖项。虽然他是一个天才的绘图员,但他是一个令人惊讶的选择,因为当时的艺术都是关于高级概念的,而不是现实主义的描绘。绘画是一种不时髦的职业,那么一个仅仅是绘图员的人怎么会获奖呢?