Tor BJURSTRÖM
1888–1966, Sweden
Also known as: TB, TSB
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on board, still life with flowers and barrels, 59.5 x72 cm, signed "Bjurström". Ostensibly depicting a genuine oil painting by Swedish artist Tor Bjurström, (1888-1966). A private person submitted a number of paintings for sale at an auction house in Stockholm, February 2008. Two of the paintings were found to be counterfeit therefore police were called to the auction house. The paintings were seized for further expert investigation. Court: The painting has not been performed by the artist Tor Bjurström nor signed by him. It is a forgery. The man who submitted the paintings were living in southern Sweden.
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine
Signature considered genuine