Police say three people have been arrested in northern Greece on suspicion of systematically counterfeiting artworks by leading Greek painters and selling them as originals through an online auction house.
ATHENS, Greece — Three people have been arrested in northern Greece on suspicion of systematically counterfeiting works by leading Greek artists and selling them as originals through an online auction house, police said Friday.
An art expert from Greece’s National Gallery who examined the works found that all 123 were “clearly” forgeries, the police statement said. Based on the sale estimates, authorities said Thursday’s planned auction was expected to have raised between 288,000 and 398,000 euros .
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