Han van Meegeren
Dutch painter
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Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1889, Deventer, Netherlands
Died: December 30, 1947 (age 58 years), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Children: Jacques van Meegeren
Spouse: Jo Oerlemans (m. 1928) and Anna de Voogt (m. 1912)
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Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren ...
Van Meegeren was arrested and charged with collaboration for having sold an authentic "Vermeer" to Goering. After two weeks of imprisonment, Van Meegeren on ...
Jun 5, 2023 · In 1942, under German occupation, Han van Meegeren sold a forged piece named 'Christ with the Adulteress' to the Nazi banker and art dealer ...
Oct 20, 2008 · The case of Han van Meegeren, the boldest modern forger of Old Masters (as far as we know), is a grand yarn of twisty deceit, ...
Han van Meegeren was a Dutch painter, best known for his successful and complex scheme of forging and selling paintings attributed to Dutch masters.
Van Meegeren set to work in the South of France creating 'Supper at Emmaus', long considered to be Vermeer's finest work. Van Meegeren knew the picture would ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Van Meegeren devised an ingenious plan for getting his forgeries accepted. He would fake supposedly lost early works by the great Delft painter ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Han van Meegeren entered art history as a talented art forger whose work baffled art experts, disrupted the art market, and troubled museum ...
Mar 16, 2023 · Through deception, theft, and a revolutionary aging technique, Han Van Meegeren went from overlooked artist to con man and hero that tricked ...
Jul 12, 2008 · A new book tells how Han van Meegeren committed the greatest art hoax of the 20th century, passing off his paintings as works by Jan Vermeer ...