Police raid Salvador Dalí exhibition and seize 21 artworks in major forgery probe

Two officers pose with some of the 21 artworks that were seized on suspicion of being fakes - (Carabinieri Cultural Heritage Protection Command)

The Italian art police have seized 21 artworks, purportedly by famed surrealist Salvador Dalí, on suspicion that they are forgeries.

The works were part of an exhibition called “Salvador Dalí, tra arte e mito” (”Salvador Dalí, between art and myth”).