Lennart JIRLOW
1936, Sweden

Oil on canvas, title: "Clown", 23x19 cm, signed L. Jirlow. In connection with a venissage at a gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, with Lennart Jirlow himself present, a man came into the gallery to have its own painting valued and certified. Lennart Jirlow immediately take a brush to paint and draw a thick line diagonally across the painting and adds, "FALSE" with thick letters. The owner is shocked, he had bought the painting in the belief that it was genuine, and suddenly it was worthless and not even useful. Lennart Jirlow contact the owner a few days later with a new, genuine, painting with a similar motivation as he leaves for free with words, now you have a genuine Jirlow!

Falsely signed "L. Jirlow". Motive: The Man With the Flower. Oil on canvas. The Man with the Flower is a copy of an original painting by Lennart Jirlow. It was the first painting to be confiscated in 1980, in the investigation of “The forger from Öland” in Sweden. The painting was discovered by Lennart Jirlow himself in an art boutique in the Old Town in Stockholm, where it had been pawned by a well-known art swindler. Jirlow notified the police and the painting was confiscated. A couple of months later, two men entered an art boutique in Östermalm in Stockholm, wanting to sell eight paintings. Once again, one of them was The Man with the Flower. The asking price was SEK 55000. The paintings were kept on approval and the men were supposed to return the day after, to complete the deal. The art dealer phoned Lennart Jirlow, who said that the paintings were probably forgeries. The police were notified and the men were arrested. The paintings were confiscated, and all of them were proved to be forgeries. After interrogation and reconnaissance work, the clues led to the Öland Zoo, Sweden and the “Barack of the Smurfs” a workshed for the zoo’s decoration painter. Along with painting signs and zoo decorations, the painter also forged a lot of art paintings.

Oljemålning på duk, sittande nakenmodell, signerad "L. Jirlow". Skenbart föreställande en äkta målning utförd av konstnären Lennart Jirlow. Polisen kontaktar Lennart Jirlow som svarar följande i ett brev: "Saltsjöbaden 28 aug 2002. Till Kriminalinpektör... Härmed intygas att denna målning ej är utförd av mig och detta intygas med hundra procent säkerhet. Hälsningar Lennart Jirlow". Målningen ingår i ett av de många bedrägerifall som polisen tog i beslag i början av 2000-talet i södra Sverige. Efter expertutredning och dom förklarades att målningen inte är äkta. Det är en förfalskning.

Oljemålning på duk, äppelplockaren, signerad "L. Jirlow". Skenbart föreställande en äkta målning utförd av konstnären Lennart Jirlow. Polisen kontaktar Lennart Jirlow som svarar följande i ett brev: "Saltsjöbaden 28 aug 2002. Till Kriminalinpektör... Härmed intygas att denna målning ej är utförd av mig och detta intygas med hundra procent säkerhet. Hälsningar Lennart Jirlow". Målningen ingår i ett av de många bedrägerifall som polisen tog i beslag i början av 2000-talet i södra Sverige. Efter expertutredning och dom förklarades att målningen inte är äkta. Det är en förfalskning.

Watercolor, 39x28 cm, a copy of an original oil painting on canvas done by Jirlow 1977. Title: Daily Bread. This watercolor is amateurish conducted with six fingers on his left hand. The painting was seized on 1/3, 2000 at an auction house in Stockholm. It had originally been submitted in an auction house in Malmö, but were sent on to Stockholm for the sale of Modern auction with a starting price of SEK 25,000. The auction house contacted the artist LennartJirlow where it was discovered that the painting is a forgery.

Oil on canvas with a forged signature. Included in the seizure and the investigation surrounding the so-called "Ölandsförfalskaren". Two men tried to sell eight paintings at a price of SEK 55,000 including this painting of Jirlow to an art dealer in Stockholm. Art dealer kept the paintings on display and the men would come back the next day to complete the deal. Art dealer phoned Jirlow, who said the paintings were probably forged. Police were contacted and the men were arrested. The paintings were seized and all were found to be forgeries. tracks led to Öland's Zoo and a WORKSHOP for the zoo's decorative painters. There he forged art works on a large scale, hence the name "Ölandsförfalskaren".

Oil on canvas with a forged signature. Included in the seizure and the investigation surrounding the so-called "Ölandsförfalskaren". Two men tried to sell eight paintings at a price of SEK 55,000 including this painting of Jirlow to an art dealer in Stockholm. Art dealer kept the paintings on display and the men would come back the next day to complete the deal. Art dealer phoned Jirlow, who said the paintings were probably forged. Police were contacted and the men were arrested. The paintings were seized and all were found to be forgeries. tracks led to Öland's Zoo and a WORKSHOP for the zoo's decorative painters. There he forged art works on a large scale, hence the name "Ölandsförfalskaren".

Oljemålning på duk, promenaden, signerad "L. Jirlow". Skenbart föreställande en äkta målning utförd av konstnären Lennart Jirlow. Målningen ingår i ett av de många bedrägerifall som polisen tog i beslag i början av 2000-talet i södra Sverige. Efter expertutredning och dom förklarades att målningen inte är äkta. Det är en förfalskning.

Oil on canvas. Lennart Jirlow contacted the police in Stockholm from France, where he lives, and announced that he had seen this and another painting on the internet and that he had never painted them. These were for sale at a major auction house in Stockholm. They were forged. The police contacted the auction house and took the paintings seized.

Oil on canvas. Lennart Jirlow contacted the police in Stockholm from France, where he lives, and announced that he had seen this and another painting on the internet and that he had never painted them. These were for sale at a major auction house in Stockholm. They were forged. The police contacted the auction house and took the paintings seized.

Oil on canvas, signed "L. Jirlow", ca. 45x55 cm. Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by Lennart Jirlow. The painting has been seized by police and after examination been assessed as a forgery.