Hans DAHL
1849–1937, Norway

Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, Landscape with boat and figures, 58x82 cm, signed "Hans Dahl." Analysis of the painting did not show any changes, but in the lower right corner seems slightly duller than the painting in general. Microscopic examination shows that the signing is fused with the painting. This indicates that the signature is painted there, then the painting was performed. The signature would then be original. It is probably a copy made in the 1890s. The painting is performed on a type of canvas started to be used from 1870 to 1880. It is naive painted by, probably, a provincial painter who lacked an eye for detail. The painting is thus a copy without it having stated. Hans Dahl was a famous Norwegian artist. He was a pupil of Hans Gude, who belonged to the Dusseldorf School, active 1840-60. This painting is typical Norwegian. The District Court's assessment: The painting has not been described as a copy. Therefore, it is a counterfeit.

Signature proven counterfeit
Oil painting on panel, portrait of a young woman, signed "Hans Dahl", size 15,5x10 cm. The painting was sold at an online auction house in Stockholm Sweden autumn 2013, price SEK 2,200 (about 240 euros). The purchaser who lived in Norway doubted the authenticity and contacted experts for examination of the painting that immediately noted that the signature was painted later. The purchaser returned the painting to the auction house branch in Gothenburg and got the purchase price back. The painting was handed over to the police.

Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, motif with man and young woman in a sailboat, signed "Hans Dahl", size 100,5x150,5 cm. The painting was for sale at a major auction house in Stockholm, Sweden in spring 2012. cataloged as "På fjorden" Estimated price SEK 80.000-100.000 (8.800-11.000 euro). The staff at the auction house suspect, however, that the painting was not genuine and contacted the police for further investigation. Both the technical investigation and experts have examined the painting. The motif of the sailboat is a copy of Albert Edelfelt painting "At sea" located at the Gothenburg Museum in Sweden. The painting has been provided with a forged signature in order to lull potential buyers in the belief that it is a genuine painting by Hans Dahl. It is a forgery and has been forfeited.

Signature considered genuine

Signature considered genuine

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Signature considered genuine

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Signature considered genuine
Hans Dahl of Hardanger, Norway, passed the greater part of his youth in the National Military Academy. A line officer in the regular army for several years, he resigned in 1871 to become a painter.
He entered the art school at Carlsruhe, where he was a pupil of Riefstahl and Hans Gude.
Source: Art Signature Dictionary
\"Dahl bodde i Berlin fra 1888, men reiste hver sommer til Balestrand for å lage skisser av Vestlandsnaturen. Fra 1919 var han bosatt i Balestrand.\" Gaustad side 436
Hans Dahl var utdannet offiser, men bestemte seg istedet for å bli maler. Han gikk i lære hos Hans Gude i Karlsruhe 1872-73. Han bosatte seg senere i Berlin i 1888 og bodde der frem til 1919. Dahls tilknytning til Norge og da spesielt til Balestrand gjorde at han hvert år så lenge han bodde i Berlin, reiste til Balestrand for å lage skisser av Vestlandsnatur. Dahls bilder stod høyt i kurs hos Keiser Wilhelm I og særlig hos Keiser Wilhelm II som kjøpte mange
av bildene hans og besøkte ham på sine Norgesreiser.
Source: www.blomqvist.no

Sällskap I Roddbåt

Strandheim 25 Juli 1912, Fest Paa Hohenzollern (1912)

Crossing The Fjord In A Breeze (Executed ca. 1900)

”sommerdag” - Mor Och Dotter I Fjordlandskap

Husö (1897)

Flicka Vid Fjällsjö

Fjordromantik

Vinterlek

Sommerdag På Sognefjorden
Kvinna Med Räfsa (1911)
