Art forgery

Rome investigation seizes suspected Picasso, Munch and Klee counterfeits

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Rome investigation seizes suspected Picasso, Munch and Klee counterfeits
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Italian authorities seized works marketed as originals by artists including Picasso, Munch and Klee. The report concerns the seizure and investigation. Still from the RAI report on the seizure.

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Art forgeryEdvard Munch

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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