German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works

Two forged artworks purportedly by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso are seen during a presentation at the Bavarian State Criminal Investigation Department in Munich on Friday.

The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say.

(Image credit: Matthias Balk)