Art Forgery Ring Exposed in Calif.

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 10, 1989 | Copyright information

An artist's discovery of imitations of his works in a gallery led to the breakup of a nationwide art forgery ring and the arrest of the man called "the single largest forger of artwork in the United States."

Against a backdrop of colorful paintings that mimicked those of Dali, Picasso, Miro, Chagall and others, District Attorney Ira Reiner yesterday detailed how the case against Anthony Tetro was made last month.

The pictures, Reiner said, actually were the work of Tetro, 3...

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