Italian authorities say forgers tried to sell fake Picasso, Modiglianis and others with help of complicit auction houses.

Italian authorities have cracked a network of art forgers who made and sold fake works by Warhol, Banksy, Picasso and others.

A total of 38 people have been placed under investigation, including six in Spain, France and Belgium. Italian authorities say the network could have done €200 million in economic damage by flooding the art market with fake works. More than 2,100 fake ...