Italian police seized 500 fake paintings
Yesterday the Italian police said the successful completion of the operation to seize 500 fake paintings worth about 7 million euros. Among the fake products of modernist and contemporary artists found counterfeits of Henri Matisse, René Magritte, Enrico Prampolini, Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Giorgio De Chirico, Renato Guttuso, Mario Siron, Past Rotella, Giuseppe Kapogrossi, Franco Gentilini and Humberto Bochchioni.
Attackers sold paintings through internet sites to unsuspecting collectors, sure that they are profitable to invest.
Fake paintings found throughout Italy homes of private collectors. Among the confiscated items were found at least one original - stolen painting XIX century hand Teofilo Patina.
total in the case are 12 people.
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