Fritz WINTER
1905–1976, Germany
Also known as: FW
Verdict of guilty
0201-K180458-08. (2008-0201-BG16339-1)
Oil on canvas, 39x49 cm. The painting was confiscated from a Scandinavian Internet auction house where it had been submitted for sale. Police received a tip that the painting is a forgery. Police seized the painting and contacted Fritz Winter Haus who replied that it was undoubtedly a fake signed painting. The person who submitted the painting to the sales figures already in police custody for similar crimes, along with the people in the circle around him - the former owner and seller are known in the past dubious art sales.