Birger LJUNGQUIST
1894–1965, Sweden

Also known as: BLJ

Signature proven counterfeit

Details

Police Authority Stockholm

Verdict of guilty DB578 B 290/77. (int.nr.PHM3751:10)

English Swedish

Oil on panel, not framed, 46x38 cm. Sold for 4000 SEK in 1977. Signature Forgery, the technical examination of the painting revealed that the originally signed COP Ljungquist, RUNE 58th CO and RUNE 58 has since been painted and P has been changed to B. The fake signature became B. Ljungquist.

1927

Signature considered genuine

1934

Signature considered genuine

1940

Signature considered genuine

1942

Signature considered genuine

1945

Signature considered genuine

1951

Signature considered genuine

1956

Signature considered genuine

1964

Signature considered genuine

Name Göte, Birger, LJUNGQUIST

Birth 1894, Sweden

Died 1965, Sweden

Swedish

Birger Ljungquist studerade vid Althins målarskola, Konstakademien och i Paris. Han har målat porträtt, nakna bondflickor i lyrisk folkviseaktig stil, samt landskap från Gotland och Öland.

Representerad:
Nationalmuseum i Stockholm, Moderna Muséet i Stockholm, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Norrköping, Borås, Bergen och Linköpings muséer.