US EditionItaly'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.
- The Italian art police have seized 21 artworks suspected to be forgeries of Salvador Dalí.
- These works were part of an exhibition titled 'Salvador Dalí, tra arte e mito' at the Palazzo Tarasconi in Parma.
- The investigation was initiated after the Fundació Gala- Salvador Dalí reported anomalies in some artworks during the exhibition in Rome.
- Salvador Dalí is recognized as one of the most-forged artists globally, according to ArtNews.
42 Articles
42 Articles
The police explained that they had acted on suspicions of forgeries issued by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, the body responsible for protecting the artist's legacy.
Italian police raided a Salvador Dali exhibition in Parma and seized 21 works, suspected of being fakes. The exhibition had only been open for a few days.
Italian police claims Dali paintings on display were fake
Italy's art heritage police said on Wednesday they raided a Salvador Dali exhibition and seized 21 works attributed to the famous Spanish surrealist painter that are presumed to be forgeries. Officers took tapestries, drawings, engravings and various objects from the "Salvador Dali: Between art and Myth" show which opened last week in the northern city of Parma, the Carabinieri said in a statement. Palazzo Tarasconi, the venue hosting the Parma …
An Italian team specializing in art confiscated on March 21 from an important exhibition in Parma dedicated to Salvador Dali's works, after they suspected that they had been falsely attributed to Spanish superrealist artist The Guardian.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
