Belgian prosecutors allege forgery of Russian avant-garde works shown in Ghent
The case concerns 24 disputed works lent by the Toporovski collection to Ghent’s Museum of Fine Arts in 2017. In April 2026 prosecutors alleged that the works had been forged, citing laboratory analyses. The collectors had previously defended their authenticity. Image shows a work from the disputed collection, Belga Pictures.
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