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French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged

The gallery dedicated to the work of artist Étienne Terrus underwent a six-figure renovation only to find that 82 of its paintings are fakes.
While in the process of a major renovation, the museum in Southern France dedicated to artist Étienne Terrus — whose self-portrait at the museum appears here — discovered that 82 of its paintings are fakes.

A museum in Southern France has discovered more than half its collection of paintings thought to be by a celebrated local artist are counterfeit. And investigators say that works attributed to other regional artists could also be fakes.

The quaint French village of Elne near the border with Spain

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