Gunnar ZILO
1885–1958, Sweden
Signature proven counterfeit
Details
Verdict of guilty
PHM,60
Oil on canvas, 40x32 cm, signed "Zilo". Ostensibly picturing a genuine painting by Gunnar Zilo. The painting is included in one of the many cases of fraud, police seized during the 1980s and 1990s in Sweden. The person who made this painting has tried to emulate Zilos painting but this painting is very amateurishly done. After the expert investigation and judgment declared that the painting is not genuine. It's a forgery.
1950
Signature considered genuine
1955
Signature considered genuine