Jules PASCIN
1885–1930, Bulgaria/France
Signature proven counterfeit
Watercolour, with female nude, signed "Pascin", size 44 x 61 cm. Ostensibly picturing a authentic painting of Pascin. The painting was seized in a major auction house in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2014. The painting was cataloged a shriek of 20,000-25,000 SEK (2.300 to 2.800 euros). It was sold for 19.600 SEK (approximately 1,150 EUR) incl. buyer's premium but were returned because the buyer had examined the painting and considered it was not genuine. Police investigation revealed that the painting had been sold on two previous occasions in Finland and Sweden. 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
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine