Janis Ferdinands TIDEMANIS
1897–1964, Latvia
Signatures & monograms
6 signatures and monograms by Janis Ferdinands Tidemanis on painting and watercolour. Compare authentic and documented counterfeit examples to study signature characteristics.

Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on cardboard, female portrait, signed "JF Tidemanis", size 26x36 cm. The painting was sold at an online auction house in Stockholm, Sweden in autumn 2014. The buyer return the painting. He was a resident of Riga, Latvia, and he had shown the painting for experts there who judged it as a forgery. The auction house paid back the purchase amount and handed over the painting to the police. Court decision: Examination and expert judgment showed that the painting was a forgery. The painting is forfeited.

Signature considered genuine

Signature considered genuine

Signature considered genuine

Signature considered genuine

Signature considered genuine
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