Konstantin Alexeievich KOROVIN
1861–1939, Russia
Also known as: KK, Korowin, Constantine Korovine
Verdict of guilty
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Oil painting on panel, Urban Landscape, signed "C. Korovin"approx 44x33 cm. The painting was submitted to a small auction house in Stockholm by a man from England to be sold via online auction. But the auction house's own staff became suspicious of the painting's authenticity and summoned the police who took the painting seized for further investigation. When the police would interrogate the Englishman, he was not found, he had left the country. After the expert investigation and judgment declared that the painting is not genuine. It was a forgery.