German police dismantle art forgery ring selling fake Picasso, Rembrandt, and other masterpieces

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German police have dismantled an international art forgery ring led by a 77-year-old Bavarian man, which attempted to sell fake artworks attributed to Picasso, Rembrandt, and others for tens of millions of dollars. The scheme involved forged paintings, ceramic vases, and expert reports, with authorities seizing numerous suspected forgeries across Germany, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein, now pending expert analysis.
- German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works NPR
- German police seize fake Picassos in multi-million euro forgery raid BBC
- German police seize fake Picassos and Rembrandts in raid on forgery ring NBC News
- Police bust plot to sell fake paintings purportedly by Rembrandt, Picasso, Frida Kahlo CBS News
- Bavarian police displays counterfeits of famous painters of Picasso, Rembrandt and Rubens in Munich Reuters Connect
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