Italian Police Bust a $215 Million European Art Forgery Network
38 people across Europe are suspected of involvement in a sweeping scheme to create and sell fake works attributed to Banksy, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol, among other marquee 19th, 20th, and 21st century artists, Italian authorities revealed on Monday.
The fake artworks have been attributed to more than 30 famed artists and could have done 200 million euros in economic damage ...
Per a press release from the Carabinieri, Italy’s main law enforcement agency, the investigation began in March of 2023, ...
The fake art included forged works by Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. The operation, led by Pisa's ...
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Some 38 people were placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle ...
The investigation, codenamed “Operation Cariatide,” began in March 2023 when Italy’s art police confiscated 200 fake ...
The piece, thought to be from a choral book from the city of Siena, has been in the CMA collection since 1952.
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Italian authorities say the network could have done 200 million euros ($212 million) in economic damage by flooding the art ...
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