Harald WIBERG
1908–1986, Sweden
Watercolor on paper, 40x53 cm, signed Harald Wiberg. The artist Harald Wiberg testimony and said he had not painted this painting, or someone else with exactly this motif. The painting is poor and it is not at all like his way of painting. The signature is similar to Harald Wiberg. "W" and "d" is performed in the manner Wiberg usually do. The District Court's Verdict: Neither the painting or the signature is performed by Harald Wiberg. It is a forgery.
Watercolor on paper, 39x53 cm, signed Harald Wiberg. The artist Harald Wiberg testimony. He stated that he has painted a similar motif in the early 70s and he has the original in his possession - it was published as a printed document. This painting has he not painted. It was not an accomplished painter who painted this watercolor. Wiberg is a naturalist, he painted his watercolor considerably softer and looking further afield in the countryside. The District Court's Verdict: The painting is not done by Harald Wiberg, nor signed by him. It is a forgery.