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.

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Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy

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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 forged pieces across Italy, Belgium, France, and Spain.

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

Italian police have exposed a Europe-wide network of counterfeiters, specializing in copying works by world-famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Banksy.

Cảnh sát Ý đã vạch trần mạng lưới làm tranh giả rộng khắp châu Âu, chuyên làm nhái các tác phẩm của những họa sĩ nổi tiếng thế giới như Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol hay Banksy.

Ý phanh phui mạng lưới làm giả tranh Picasso, Banksy

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Italy uncovers network of fake Picasso, Banksy paintings

The fake artworks have been attributed to more than 30 famed artists and could have done 200 million euros in economic damage to the art industry.

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Fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, and Picassos 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...

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Art network involving fake Banksy, Warhol and Picasso paintings 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. Thirty-eight people have been placed under investigation, including six in Spain, France and Belgium. Italian authorities say the network could have done 200 million euros ($212 million) in economic damage by flooding the art mark…

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Fake art network of Banksys, Warhols, and more dismantled in Italy

Italian police have seized over 2,100 counterfeit artworks and identified 38 people connected to an international art forgery scheme in a 22-month investigation starting in Pisa. The seized fakes, marketed as works by Banksy, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Pablo Picasso, among others, could have sold for over €200 million (~$212.5 million) if they had remained on the market without interference.Per a press release from the Carabinieri, I…

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Italy Seizes Over 2,000 Artworks Linked to Art Forgery Scheme

Fake Art: The Unprecedented Network Exposed In a stunning revelation, Italian officials have uncovered a criminal network responsible for forging thousands of artworks, including those attributed to iconic artists like Picasso, Warhol, and Banksy. The operation, dubbed "unprecedented" by Eurojust, the EU’s agency for criminal justice cooperation, has led to the indictment of 38 people allegedly involved in the forgery and sale of contemporary ar…

Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy

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