Antti FAVÉN
1882–1948, Finland/Sweden
1901
Signature considered genuine
1915
Signature considered genuine
1925
Signature proven counterfeit
Details
Verdict of guilty
T/196501/007
Watercolour, portrait, signed "Antti Favén", 16,5x12,5 cm. Ostensibly depicting a genuine painting by the Finnish artist Antti Favén (1882-1948). The painting is part of one of the many cases of fraud the police seized during the late 1990's and early 2000's in Finland. After an expert assessment and judgment were declared that the painting is not genuine. It is a forgery.
1926
Signature considered genuine
1931
Signature considered genuine
1932
Signature considered genuine
1940
Signature considered genuine
1941
Signature considered genuine
1943
Signature considered genuine