Alfred LENICA
1899–1977, Poland
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, 30x61 cm, composition, signed "Lenica". The painting was sold for SEK 8,685 by a smaller auction house in Stockholm in autumn 2010. The buyer returned in March 2011 to cancel the purchase, he claims that painting's authenticity has been questioned when he tried to sell it at an auction house in Poland, neither painting or signature has been done by the famous Polish artist Alfred Lenica. At the police investigation reveals that the man who sold the painting in Sweden in 2010 as well, on several other occasions, submitted counterfeits of other Polish artists for sale see (Stanislaw Zoladz,Jacques Zucker,Tadeus Kantor).
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine