Big Eyes tells the true and shocking story of one of the most colossal art frauds in history. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, painter Walter Keane achieved incredible success, completely revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his mysterious paintings of faces with big eyes.
The bizarre and shocking truth finally came to light when it was discovered that Walter's works were in fact not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret. Keane, it seemed, had been living a colossal lie that he had deceived the world with.
The story is too incredible to be fictional. Big Eyes focuses on Margaret's artistic awakening, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame by accepting awards for her work...
