Ivan IVARSON
1900–1939, Sweden/France

Oil on canvas mounted on board, floral still life, signed "In Ivarson", 38x46 cm. Estimate 16,000 crowns at auction December 2003. The painting, along with eight other works of art, has been pledged to 21,000 crowns in a pawnshop in Gothenburg. They were submitted to a smaller auction houses in Stockholm for auction. All the artwork in the seizure were fakes. They were pledged by Mr. J. W. who have been the subject of investigation on gross embezzlement and is also guilty of this. A painting that was stored at the Swedish Pantbelåning for JW count but not mortgaged by the Swedish Pantbelåning forwarded to the auction house. Although this board has proven to be false. It was signed Toulouse Lautrec.

Oil on canvas mounted on board, floral still life, signed "In Ivarsson", 76x54 cm. Estimate SEK 20,000 at auction December 2003. The painting, along with eight other works of art, has been pledged to 21,650 crowns in a pawnshop in Gothenburg. They were submitted to a smaller auction houses in Stockholm for auction. All the artwork in the investigation were forgeries. They have been pledged by ”J.W.” who has previously been subject to similar offenses relating to aggravated embezzlement and also been convicted for this. Another painting that was stored at the pawn shop for ”J.W.” has been submitted to the Auction. Although this painting has proven to be forged. It was signed Toulouse Lautrec.