Art forgery ring involving fake Banksys, Warhols, uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say forgers tried to sell fake Picasso, Modiglianis and others with help of complicit auction houses.

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

World - Yahoo News - November 12

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

World - ABC News - November 12

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

Entertainment - ABC News - November 12

European operation uncovers fake art network forging Banksy, Picasso and Warhol work

According to Italian officials, a criminal network operating across Europe has forged artworks by Banksy, Picasso, and Warhol. An international operation resulted in the seizure of more than 2,100 ...

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

Art police and Pisa prosecutor say 38 people being investigated, with about 2,100 fake artworks seized. Italian police have dismantled a Europe-wide forgery network suspected of producing ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Italian authorities bust 'Banksy forgery ring'

Over 2,100 forgeries, also targeting Warhol, Picasso, Monet and Dali, were recovered in the sting.

2,100 Fakes Rounded Up in Art Forgeries Bust

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Andy Warhol prints stolen and damaged in ‘amateurish’ Dutch gallery heist

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