Evert LUNDQUIST
1904–1994, Sweden
Also known as: EL
Oil on canvas, 116x73 cm, title: White figure, signed on the back (a tergo) and dated 1985. The painting was submitted to a major auction house in Stockholm by an private person through the auction house's local office in Gothenburg in November 2006. The painting was published in the auction catalog Spring 2007, estimated price SEK 100 000 -125 000. Suspicion of signature forgery arose where the painting was confiscated by police in Stockholm. Submitter has owned the painting in his possession for many years and are not suspected of criminal offenses. Note: The district court orders that the signature on the back will be removed. then will the painting be returned to the owner. Warning! There is a risk that the painting gets a new forged signature and again come onto the market.
Oil on canvas. In February 2008, submitted this painting and several other paintings at a major auction houses in Stockholm for sale. The auction house became suspicious of the authenticity of painting and summoned the police. The paintings were seized and the investigation it was found that three of the paintings were accompanied by forged signatures; Tor Bjurstrom, Carl Kylberg and this Evert Lundquist. Submitter was a private collector who, in turn, tricked by a couple of known fraudsters who previously appeared in similar contexts and convicted of fraud. These individuals were addressed suspicions again. After an expert assessment and judgment declared that the painting is not genuine. It is a forgery.