Bengt LINDSTRÖM
1925–2008, Sweden

Acrylic/Oil on canvas, composition, signed "Lindstrom", size 125x115 cm. The painting had been submitted to a major auction house in Stockholm for sale in autumn 2012. The auction house staff suspected that the painting was not genuine and therefore contacted Bengt Lindström's widow Michelle Lindstrom who confirmed that Bengt Lindström had not painted this painting nor signed it. The police took charge of the painting and began an investigation which showed that both the painting and the signature was forged. The painting has been forfeited.

Oil on canvas, figurative composition, signed "Lindstrom", size 47 x 38 cm. The painting was for sale at the online trading site "block" in 2011. After police expert survey, the Court held that the painting was a forgery. It has been forfeited.

Oil on canvas, motifs with figurative composition, signed "Lindstrom", size 116x89. The painting was for sale at an online auction house in Stockholm in 2010. It was observed by Michele Lindstrom, Bengt Lindström's widow who immediately alerted that the painting was not painted by Bengt Lindstrom. It was a forgery! Police began an investigation with a number of experts at which all were agreed that the painting was a forgery. One expert hesitated on weak grounds which led to the acquittal of both district and city courts as court of appeal. The painting was returned to the owner. Warning: The painting is a forgery and is now on the market again.

Oil painting on panel, motifs with figurative composition, signed "Lindstrom", size 47x47 cm. The painting was for sale at an online auction house in Stockholm in 2011. It was observed by Michele Lindstrom, Bengt Lindström's widow who immediately alerted that the painting was not painted by Bengt Lindstrom. It was a forgery! Police began an investigation with a number of experts at which all were agreed that the painting was a forgery. The painting has been forfeited.

Five counterfeits signed "Lindstrom". Was part of the TV program "Crime of the Week" November 2012. Four of the paintings are painted on panel, one is painted on canvas. Sizes are: 78x73, 57x56, 57x50, 55x46 and 46x38 cm. The paintings were for sale through an online auction house in Stockholm, Sweden in autumn 2012. Police were called by the auction house staff who considered the paintings was not genuine. In the police interrogation stated owner that he bought the paintings for some fifteen years ago by two people. He remembered only the name of one of these people "Håkan" better known as "Alaska" also known to the police as great scammer in art contexts. All the paintings were counterfeits and were forfeited.

Four counterfeit paintings signed "Lindstrom" ostensibly depicting four genuine paintings by the Swedish artist Bengt Lindström. Approximate size 52x42 cm. A major auction houses in Stockholm contacted the police and stated that they had four paintings signed Lindstrom and that these were probably fakes. All four of the paintings were of poor quality with sloppy performed signatures. The seller was a company whose owner had died. The paintings had an investment value of around 3,600 euros (300,000 SEK) and would now be sold. The auction house contacted Bengt Lindström's widow Michelle Lindström who immediately confirmed that Bengt Lindström had not performed the four paintings. Police started a expert survey and it turned out that the paintings were fakes.

Three paintings were seized by police during a home visit at a person in Stockholm Sweden since Bengt Lindström's widow reported that a counterfeit painting by Bengt Lindström was for sale at the online ad portal "Blocket". In the person's residence, police found two more counterfeit signed "Lindstrom," a gouache 89x59 cm and two oil paintings 52x63 cm. The owner stated that she purchased all three through the online ad portal "Blocket" in 2011 for 50,000 SEK (approx. 5500 Euro). The deal was made up at the rest area Tönnebro in Hälsingland, Sweden. The seller stated that the paintings came directly from Bengt Lindstrom whom he was good friends with. During the police investigation revealed that several people were involved in several strange business with the paintings, but no one knew where they really came from. The paintings have been examined and found to be counterfeit. They have been forfeited.

Oil on canvas, 33x40 cm, motif with abstract figurative composition, signed "Lindstrom" ostensibly picturing an authentic oil painting by the renowned artist Bengt Lindström. The painting had been submitted to an auction house in Stockholm for sale through the auction house online sales in February 2012. The auction house contacted Bengt Lindström's wife, widow of Bengt Lindström, when they wanted to get an assessment of authenticity. The painting was found to be a forgery and police were contacted for further investigation. The owners of the painting, an older couple, say they bought the painting in February 1988 for SEK 30,000 at a gallery in Stockholm's Old Town. The couple reacted to the different framework. Gallery owner said, however, that the frame had been selected by Bengt Lindström himself and who, they alleged, just a few days earlier visited the gallery on his journey through Stockholm. Court: The painting has been examined by experts and found to have many similarities with several forgeries made ​​by a well known counterfeiters. The painting is a forgery and should be forfeited.

Acrylic painting on canvas, composition, signed "Lindstrom", 46x55 cm. Ostensibly picturing a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting had been submitted for sale at a major auction house in Stockholm in autumn 2012. Auction house's own experts suspect that the painting was not genuine when its style was not typical of Lindstrom's way of painting. The signature was clumsy and hesitant done. Police were called who took the painting seized for further investigation where it was found that the painting was a forgery.

Large case with many forged paintings, ostensibly depicting Bengt Lindström, called "Alaska case." In a period between 2000-2010 there appeared a number of counterfeit paintings signed Bengt Lindström. They were found at both auction houses, pawn shops, Internet auctions and private sales via ads. All the paintings could be traced to a single individual living in a small town in central Sweden. In search of the man's home found further a large number of forgeries, also depicting other famous artists. It is unknown how many fakes that are still in circulation on the market. The Court of Appeal, the district court's assessment: The paintings are not genuine works of Bengt Lindström nor signed by him. The paintings are counterfeiting's. The crime are aggravated fraud.

In 2010, police seized a large quantity of oil paintings signed "Lindstrom" picturing artwork by renowned artist Bengt Lindström. The paintings have undergone careful studies of expertise and is deemed as counterfeit both in painting and signing. Both the District Court as the Court of Appeal chose an acquittal when it was felt that the evidence was insufficient for a conviction. All the paintings could be derived to a person known to the police and which appear in several similar fraud. He was convicted, however, of having forged two paintings signed Peter Dahl

A private individual owned six oil paintings on canvas signed "Lindstrom". He suspected that it might be counterfeits, and when visiting the Antique Fair in Stockholm in 2010 he got in touch with Bengt Lindström's widow Michelle Lindström. She said they were counterfeits and police started a investigation. The paintings have been fully assessed by experts and deemed as fakes. The owner had bought all the paintings in the early 2000s by a person who calls himself "Alaska" and appearing in several similar fraud offenses. Court: The paintings are not done Bengt Lindström nor signed by him. They are forged.

This painting was confiscated in April 2003, after notification from an auction firm in Stockholm. Experts established that it was a forgery on stylistic grounds. The motive is typical Bengt Lindström; a grotesque face and a beast emerging from the left. However, the technique differs from Lindström’s, especially at the bottom of the picture. It has been painted too meticulously with short brushstrokes. Bengt Lindström was known to apply paint with strong, sweeping brushstrokes. Neither the frame nor the decoration frame are of the kind he normally uses; they are imitations. The painting is a complete forgery. It is either a falsely signed pastiche or a copy – probably the latter.

Oil on canvas, 55x45 cm. Motif: Figure Composition with face, signed Lindström. The painting was seized in a small auction house in Stockholm, May 2008. The painting was introduced by a Swedish Pawn shop in Malmo, pledged value 29,000 SEK. It had pledged by a private person . At the police questioning states that he bought several Lindström-paintings at a major auction house in Stockholm and from the internet trading site ”Blocket”, Sweden, but also on advertising in the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan. He states further that he is self-taught art expert since many years and he is now a partner in an antique shop in Malmö, Sweden. He state a gambling addiction as the cause of all the paintings in the inquiry pledged but can not explaining that he has not checked out these within the specified time. The painting has been examined by experts in Bengt Lindström's paintings including Bengt Lindström's wife Michèle Lindström. The painting is a counterfeit copy of an original painting by Bengt Lindström. The original painting was done in acrylic on paper and was stolen at a burglary in Bengt Lindström's home in Sundsvall in the late 1990's. The district court's decision. Serious fraud., Painting and signature falsification. The painting has not been performed by Bengt Lindström nor signed by him.

Oil on canvas, 81x66 cm, signed Lindstrom. This painting and a number of other paintings signed Lindstrom (Bengt Lindstrom) was for sale, with a major auction house in Stockholm. When the paintings were published for sale Michele Lindstrom (widow of Bengt Lindstrom) contacted the auction house and said that two of the paintings were forged. The auction house contacted police who took the paintings seized. The paintings were in a private home and seized by the Enforcement Authority in connection with a seizure of the property.

Oil on canvas, figurative motif composition, 41x35 cm. The painting was confiscated, along with numerous of other Bengt Lindström-paintings, by the Enforcement Officer in Lulea in connection with a seizure 2007. Most of the paintings were counterfeit and were detected, in part, already by police in northern Sweden. Some of the paintings were sent to Bukowski's auction house in Stockholm for the assessment. Bukowski discovered immediately that they were counterfeit and contacted the police in Stockholm City.

Oil on canvas. Figure composition, signed "Lindstrom", 80x100 cm. The painting was seized in a small auction house in Stockholm, May 2008. The painting had been submitted by a Swedish Pawn shop in Malmö, Sweden, pledged value 35,000 SEK. It had pledged by a private person . At the police questioning states that he bought several Lindstrom-paintings at a major auction house in Stockholm and in Internet commerce site "Blocket" Sweden, but also through advertisement in the newspaper Sydsvenskan, Sweden. He states further that he is self-taught art expert since many years and he is now a partner in an antique shop in Malmö, Sweden. He state a gambling addiction as the cause of all the paintings in the inquiry pledged but can not explaining that he had not checked out these within the specified time. The painting has been examined by experts in Bengt Lindström's paintings including Bengt Lindström's wife Michèle Lindström. The painting is a counterfeit copy of an original painting by Bengt Lindström, the signature is performed by an amateur. The district court's decision. Serious fraud., Painting and signature falsification. The painting has not been performed by Bengt Lindström nor signed by him.

Oil on canvas, 32x23 cm, signed Lindstrom. This painting and a number of other paintings signed Lindstrom (Bengt Lindstrom) was for sale, with a major auction house in Stockholm. When the paintings were published for sale 'website was contacted auction work by Michele Lindstrom (widow of Bengt Lindstrom) who said that two of the paintings were forged. The staff of the Auction Office contacted the police who took the paintings seized. The paintings were in a private home and seized by the Enforcement Authority in connection with a seizure of the property.

Oil on canvas, 32x23 cm, signed Lindstrom. This painting and a number of other paintings signed Lindstrom (Bengt Lindstrom) was for sale, with a major auction house in Stockholm. When the paintings were published for sale 'website was contacted auction work by Michele Lindstrom (widow of Bengt Lindstrom) who said that two of the paintings were forged. The staff of the Auction Office contacted the police who took the paintings seized. The paintings were in a private home and seized by the Enforcement Authority in connection with a seizure of the property.

Mixed media (acrylic) on paper. Motif with man bitten by a wolf, signed "Lindstrom", 57x76 cm. Ostensibly representing a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting had been submitted for sale at a minor auction house in Stockholm in autumn 2009. On the same occasion was also submitted the below painting, 0201-K302507-09. The paintings' owners, a man and a woman, had themselves been deceived when they bought the paintings via Ebay for 1250 GBP per piece. Along with the paintings attached certificate of authenticity issued by "Sygun Museum of Wales." After expert review and judgment declared that this painting is not genuine. It's a forgery.

Mixed media (acrylic) on paper. Subjects with fire-breathing man, signed "Lindstrom", 57x76 cm. Ostensibly picturing a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting had been submitted for sale at a minor auction house in Stockholm in autumn 2009. On the same occasion was also submitted the above painting, 0201-K302507-09. The paintings' owners, a man and a woman, had themselves been victims of fraud when they bought the paintings via Ebay for 1250 GBP per piece. Along with the paintings attached certificate of authenticity issued by "Sygun Museum of Wales." After expert review and judgment was explained that this painting not genuine. It's a forgery.

Oil on canvas, blue composition, 42x43 cm. The painting was confiscated, along with numerous of other Bengt Lindström-paintings, by the Enforcement Officer in Lulea in connection with a seizure 2007. Most of the paintings were counterfeit and were detected, in part, already by police in northern Sweden. Some of the paintings were sent to Bukowski's auction house in Stockholm for the assessment. Bukowski discovered immediately that they were counterfeit and contacted the police in Stockholm City.

Oil on canvas. Motif: Figure Composition with face, unsigned, 46x38 cm. The painting was seized in a small auction house in Stockholm, May 2008. The painting was submitted by a Swedish Pawn shop in Malmö, Sweden. It had pledged by a private person. In police questioning he states that he bought several Lindström-paintings at a major auction house in Stockholm and from the internet trading site ”Blocket”, Sweden, but also on the ad in the newspaper Sydsvenskan. He states further that he is self-taught art expert since many years and he is now a partner in an antique shop in Malmö, Sweden. He state a gambling addiction as the cause of all the paintings in the inquiry pledged but can not explaining that he has not checked out these within the specified time. The painting has been examined by experts in Bengt Lindström's paintings including Bengt Lindström's wife Michèle Lindström. The painting is a counterfeit copy of an original painting by Bengt Lindström. The district court's decision. Serious fraud. The painting has not been performed by Bengt Lindström.

Oil on canvas, composition, signed "Lindstrom, 45x37 cm. The painting was for sale on the website "Blocket" in Sweden, apparently depicting a genuine work by Bengt Lindström. The painting was owned by a woman living in Bollnäs Hälsingland, Sweden. She had bought it for SEK 15 000 of a person who is well known to police for major fraud business with counterfeit art. The investigation revealed that the man and woman were familiar with each other. The painting was found by Bengt Lindström's widow who immediately contacted the police. The painting was confiscated. The district court's decision: The painting is not painted by Bengt Lindström nor signed by him. The signature on the painting shall be erased thereafter, the painting shall be returned to the owner. Warning! There is a risk that the painting once again imposed a forged signature and will be for sale as a genuine work. Especially in a foreign market in Europe or the United States.

Gouach, 75x56 cm, signed Lindstrom. The painting was, along with two non-false paintings, submitted in nov 2010, to an auction house in Stockholm for sale. Estimated Price 18 000 SEK. Bengt Lindström's widow, Michele Lindstrom contacted the auction house and announced that this was a forgery - that the painting was not done by Bengt Lindström. The police took the painting to seizure. Submitter stated that he bought the painting for about 18 years ago from a gallery in Västerås. Crime: Aggravated fraud and signature falsification.

Oil on canvas. Motif: Figure Composition with face, indistinctly signed Lindström, 22x15, 5 cm. The painting was seized in a small auction house in Stockholm, May 2008. The painting was submitted by a Swedish Pawn shop in Malmö. It had pledged by a private person. In police questioning he states that he bought several Lindström-paintings at a major auction house in Stockholm and in Internet trading site ”Blocket”, Sweden, but also on advertising in the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan. He states further that he is self-taught art expert since many years and he is now a partner in an antique shop in Malmö. He state a gambling addiction as the cause of all the paintings in the inquiry pledged but can not explaining that he has not checked out these within the specified time. The painting has been examined by experts in Bengt Lindström's paintings including Bengt Lindström's wife Michèle Lindström. The painting is a counterfeit copy of an original painting, in a larger format, by Bengt Lindström. The district court's decision. Serious fraud., Painting and signature falsification. The painting has not been performed by Bengt Lindström nor signed by him.

Oil on canvas, 95x38 cm signed Lindstrom. Together with two other fake paintings this painting was submitted in 2008 to a major auction house in Stockholm for sale. Suspicion about the authenticity of the paintings emerged, and police were called who took the paintings seized. The paintings was condemned by several experts and of the artist's wife. Submitter told the police that he purchased the paintings in the Swedish e-commerce site "Blocket".

Oil on canvas, 45x35 cm signed Lindstrom. Together with two other fake paintings this painting was submitted in 2008 to a major auction house in Stockholm for sale. Suspicion about the authenticity of the paintings emerged, and police were called who took the paintings seized. The paintings was condemned by several experts and of the artist's wife. Submitter told the police that he purchased the paintings in the Swedish e-commerce site "Blocket".

Oil on canvas, 71x44,5 cm signed Lindstrom. Together with two other fake paintings this painting was submitted in 2008 to a major auction house in Stockholm for sale. Suspicion about the authenticity of the paintings emerged, and police were called who took the paintings seized. The paintings was condemned by several experts and of the artist's wife. Submitter told the police that he purchased the paintings in the Swedish e-commerce site "Blocket".

Oil/acrylic on canvas signed Lindstrom. The painting was submitted to an auction house in Uppsala for sale. It was found to be fake and the investigation was sentenced painting out of a number of experts and of the artist's wife - it is not painted by B Lindstrom. Submitter states that he bought målningn at an exhibition at Örebro Castle sometime during 2004 or 2005.

Oil on canvas 49x59 cm. A private person, Mr. ..., saw an advertisement in a Swedish newspaper that Bengt Lindström paintings for sale very cheap. He contacted the seller and they agreed on a price for the three paintings on 26 000 SEK. The man, who really only wanted one painting, left the other two to an auction house for sale. Shortly afterwards, the auction house contacted Mr. ... and announced that the paintings were fakes and that they seized by police. Mr. ... submitted also the third painting to the police.

Oil on canvas 37x57 cm. A private person, Mr. ..., saw an advertisement in a Swedish newspaper that Bengt Lindström paintings for sale very cheap. He contacted the seller and they agreed on a price for the three paintings on 26 000 SEK. The man, who really only wanted one painting, left the other two to an auction house for sale. Shortly afterwards, the auction house contacted Mr. ... and announced that the paintings were fakes and that they seized by police. Mr. ... submitted also the third painting to the police.

Oil on canvas 56x74 cm. A private person, Mr. ..., saw an advertisement in a Swedish newspaper that Bengt Lindström paintings for sale very cheap. He contacted the seller and they agreed on a price for the three paintings on 26 000 SEK. The man, who really only wanted one painting, left the other two to an auction house for sale. Shortly afterwards, the auction house contacted Mr. ... and announced that the paintings were fakes and that they seized by police. Mr. ... submitted also the third painting to the police.

Oil on canvas signed Lindstrom. The painting is a forgery and was seized in a small auction house in Stockholm 2008. The painting has been forfeited.

Oil on canvas, signed "Lindstrom", 24x33 cm. Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting has been seized by police and after examination been assessed as a forgery.

Gouache on paper, signed "Lindstrom",72x50 cm. Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting has been seized by police and after examination been assessed as a forgery.

Oil on canvas, signed "Lindstrom". Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by Bengt Lindström. The painting has been seized by police and after examination been assessed as a forgery.