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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works.

German police say they've broken up an international art forgery ring that tried to sell works purportedly by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo and others for tens of millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors.

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/26/nx-s1-5586670/german-police-bust-an-art-forgery-ring-trying-to-sell-fake-picasso-rembrandt-works #globalmuseum #forgery #art

Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday.

Matthias Balk/AFP via Getty Images
Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday. Matthias Balk/AFP via Getty Images
Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday. Matthias Balk/AFP via Getty Images
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