Complex sentence: As a consequence, hundreds of fakes have appeared on the market in recent years, and virtually all of the recent monographs on Exter were published for the sole purpose of making such fakes appear to be authentic.
Split into simpler sentences: As a consequence, hundreds of fakes have appeared on the market in recent years. Virtually all of the recent monographs on Exter were published for the sole purpose of making such fakes appear to be authentic.