Hugo SIMBERG
1873–1917, Finland
Also known as: HS
Signatures & monograms
22 signatures and monograms by Hugo Simberg on drawing, graphic, print, painting and watercolour. Compare authentic and documented counterfeit examples to study signature characteristics.
Signature proven counterfeit
Watercolor, Garden of Death, signed "HS", 20x16 cm. An art dealer in Helsinki Finland was deceived into buying seven paintings by famous Finnish artists for a price of 22.540 euros. Art dealer began to doubt the authenticity of the paintings and sent them to the Ateneum for examination. It turned out that all seven were fakes. The accused man says that he bought the paintings by an unknown man on the racetrack in Vermont but in the man's car, police found more counterfeit paintings. The price for this painting was 5,400 euros. The court sentenced the man for aggravated fraud.
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