Happy Birthday, Han van Meegeren

Han van Meegeren (1889 – 1947)

Dutch painter and portraitist, who is reputed to be one of the most resourceful art forgers of the 20^th century.

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Maryam Jamil says:

October 22, 2013 at 9:24 am

Beauiful pic

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1. Clanmother says:
  
  October 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm
  
  Thank you, Maryam! I am looking forward to our ongoing dialogue! 🙂
  
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cindy knoke says:

October 10, 2013 at 1:08 pm

Never heard of him! Learn something with each post~

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1. Clanmother says:
  
  October 10, 2013 at 7:00 pm
  
  He was an extraordinary artist who fooled everyone for a very long time. His specialty was Vermeer.
  
  I understand that “fakes and forgeries” are gaining a great deal of interest. Check out this podcast from the Detroit Institute of Arts (the one that is in recent news)
  
  ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8nmaNQeoQ
  
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