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Italy's art police seize 21 suspected forged Salvador Dalí artworks
Police seized 21 suspected forged Salvador Dalí artworks after a tip from the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation about anomalies in pieces displayed at the Parma exhibition.
- Italy's art heritage police seized 21 artworks attributed to Salvador Dalí that are presumed to be forgeries during a raid at an exhibition in Parma on October 1.
- The Carabinieri stated that the artworks were taken from the 'Salvador Dalí: Between Art and Myth' show, which opened on September 27.
- The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation raised suspicions regarding the artworks, leading to the police action after detecting 'anomalies' during the display in Rome.
- The Carabinieri emphasized that the artworks are presumed fake based on preliminary investigations, maintaining the presumption of innocence until a final verdict is established.
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Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation has doubts about the authenticity of more than 20 works that have been exposed in Parma, at least since January. Italian police have been alert to routine operations.
·Portugal
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The exhibition only lasted a few days. Then the police seized 21 fake works by the artist Salvador Dalí. “It was hard to understand why someone would want to organize an exhibition with works of such low value,” says Diego Poglio, who led the investigation.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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The art unit of the Carabinieri explained that while the exhibition was in Rome, it received a report on suspicious anomalies in some of the works by the Gala Salvador Dalí Foundation.
·Spain
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