Art forgery

Father and daughter plead guilty in 200-work forgery scheme

Brooklyn, United States · Source report date:

Coastal painting with boats, blue water and a white building, shown in the forgery-case report.
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Erwin Bankowski and Karolina Bankowska pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy and misrepresentation of Native American goods. Sentencing had not occurred at the source date.

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Art forgery

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

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