Street artist forged 'masterpieces'

Spanish art dealer Jose Carlos Bergantiños Diaz helped convince wealthy buyers to shell out millions of dollars for works he claimed famous masters of modern art painted. But in reality, federal authorities allege, the works he sold as Rothkos and Pollocks were fakes painted by an artist he met on a Manhattan street corner.



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