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1 month agoJapanese Museum Refunded for Wolfgang Beltracchi Forgery
A painting determined to be the work of "genius forger" Wolfgang Beltracchi in Japan's Tokushima Modern Art Museum, it was returned and refunded for 67.2 million yen ($426,000) by an Osaka-based company on Wednesday, November 19, reported the . The museum had announced that it would withdraw the canvas from an upcoming exhibition, following suspicions that it was a Beltracchi fake.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months agoForged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings seized by Bavarian police
Bavarian police seized numerous forged artworks falsely attributed to major artists after cross-border raids linked to a 77-year-old suspect and multiple accomplices.
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2 months agoGerman 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. The scheme was allegedly led by a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria with the help of ten accomplices, according to a press release from the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 months agoPontormo, Vasari and Michelangelo take leading roles in this 16th-century whodunnit
A murder mystery in Renaissance Florence centers on Pontormo's contested frescoes, revealing artistic rivalry, political manipulation, and forged paintings.
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3 months agoKnoedler gallery faking scandal is a gift that keeps on giving
The Knoedler Gallery's multimillion-dollar art forgery scheme involved expert-level counterfeits, duped experts and collectors, and produced major legal and reputational fallout.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 months agoHow AI-trained robots are helping to root out fake paintings tied to a notorious forgery case
AI tools and robot reproductions are being used to authenticate Norval Morrisseau works and counter large-scale forgery schemes.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 months agoForged Picasso prints sold at Stuttgart auction recovered as part of international police operation
Two forged Picasso prints have been recovered, part of a police operation targeting forgeries from the Suite Vollard series.
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