Alfred William FINCH
1854–1930, Belgium/Finland
Also known as: AWF
Verdict of guilty
T/196501/002
Watercolor, stormy seas, signed "AW Finch." Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by the Belgian artist Alfred William Finch (1854-1930). The painting is part of one of the many cases of fraud the police seized during the late 1990's and early 2000's in Finland. After an expert assessment and judgment were declared that the painting is not genuine. It is a forgery.