Slovenian busted in Austrian investigation into art forgery

Ljubljana, 7 November - Austrian police have busted a multi-million forgery ring comprised of five Austrian and one Slovenian nationals. In the Slovenian part of the operation, Ljubljana police uncovered 66 works of art by acclaimed authors, including by Picasso, Klimt and Monet, at the home of a 65-year-old from the vicinity of Ljubljana.

Ljubljana Works by Pablo Picasso. Photo: Matej Leskovšek/STA File photo.

Ljubljana
Works by Pablo Picasso.
Photo: Matej Leskovšek/STA
File photo.

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