Hugo BIRGER
1854–1887, Sweden
Also known as: Peterson
Signatures & monograms
13 signatures and monograms by Hugo Birger on drawing, graphic, print, painting and watercolour. Compare authentic and documented counterfeit examples to study signature characteristics.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, motif with a woman in the salon, approx. 55x75 cm. On the reverse there is a certificate of authenticity signed by Gustaf Jaensson. The painting is part of a major fraud seizures of counterfeit art in Sweden known as ”The Society of Art Friends”: Three men, aged 30, 37, and 40 years old, were caught in Stockholm, Sweden after a reconnaissance tip from police in Ängelholm, Sweden. Shortly afterwards, another two men were caught. In total, 48 house searches were made through out the nation from which 83 forged paintings were confiscated. Forged art had already been sold for millions of Swedish crowns. Victims of the gang were well known businessmen with considerable incomes. League had good help from educated art experts who have written certificate of authenticity to many of the fake paintings, often at very small remuneration. On a door to a flat in Stockholm the men had displayed a sign with the text “The Society of Art Friends”.
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Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
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