Roland SVENSSON
1910–2003, Sweden
Also known as: RS
Signature proven counterfeit
Included among a high number of confiscated forged art called ”The Society of Art Friends” in Sweden. Three men, aged 30, 37, and 40 years old, were caught in Stockholm, Sweden after a tip off from the police reconnaissance force in Ängelholm, Sweden. Shortly afterwards, another two men were caught. In total, 48 house searches were made through out the nation from which 83 forged paintings were confiscated. Forged art had already been sold for millions of Swedish crowns. Victims of the gang were well known, well to do, businessmen. The gang were aided by art experts who, for very little money, issued certificates of authenticity for a number of the forged paintings. On a door to a flat in Stockholm the men had displayed a sign with the text “The Society of Art Friends”.
Signature proven counterfeit
Watercolour, with the motif "Archipelago" signed "Roland S" size 15x22 cm. The painting was for sale at an online auction house in Stockholm, Sweden in September 2014. The painting was sold on septemper 11 2014 for a price of 3,550 SEK (ca. 340 EUR). Seller affirmed with documents that he bought the painting in 2013 from a smaller auction house in southern Sweden. Court decision: Examination and expert judgment showed that the painting was a forgery. The painting is forfeited.
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