Huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses.
Art forgery ring involving fake Banksys, Warhols, uncovered in Italy
Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled.
Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy
Investigators discovered six forgery workshops and seized more than 2,100 fake artworks with a potential market value of about $215 million.
Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy
Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol.
Italian Police Bust a $215 Million European Art Forgery Network
The investigation so far spans Italy, Spain, France and Belgium, with suspects under investigation for conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and illegal sale of artworks. News of the investigation was jointly announced by the paramilitary Carabinieri art squad and the Pisa prosecutors’ office and first reported by Reuters.
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