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Coverage dated November 11, 2024

Fake art network uncovered, forged Banksys, Warhols seized

Headline from Newsweek

Italian authorities have cracked a network of art forgers who made and sold fake works by Warhol, Banksy, Picasso and others.

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  1. Newsweek

    Fake art network uncovered, forged Banksys, Warhols seized (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Italian authorities have cracked a network of art forgers who made and sold fake works by Warhol, Banksy, Picasso and others.

  2. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of auction houses.

  3. CBS News

    Art forgery network involving fake Banksys, Warhols, Picassos, uncovered in Italy (opens CBS News)

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

  4. The Oregonian

    Fake Banksys, Warhols, Picassos seized in Italy; 38 people under investigation for art forgery (opens The Oregonian)

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    Authorities say the crime network could have caused 200 million euros, or $213 million, in economic damage by flooding the art market with fakes.

  5. CNN

    Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy (opens CNN)

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    Investigators discovered six forgery workshops and seized more than 2,100 fake artworks with a potential market value of about $215 million.

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