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A new mediator for an artist is Van Strayvesande. Meegeren passes his "Christ and the sinner", and then accidentally finds out that he was closely associated with Nazi circles. But it was too late. Bavarian banker Alois Middle already heard about the opening of an unknown Vermeer painting and informed the Walter Hofer - an agent of Hitler's regime, which committed search for artistic values in the occupied countries. Meegeren had no control over the course of events. In the end the deal interferes Dutch state. For now a price on a million 650 thousand guilders (about 6 million francs). Germans need to purchase this masterpiece of the Dutch national patrimony, and sale of the painting becomes a state matter. After secret negotiations the deal was struck: in exchange for a picture of the Third Reich returns Holland 200 original paintings that were stolen by the Nazis during the invasion. Upon receipt of these paintings by Dutch state pays in cash the amount requested by the Middle and Van Strayvesande. The latter gives about 4 million francs Meegerenu. The artist is not satisfied. He knows that the Middle and Walter Hofer work on Reichsmarschall the Third Reich and art collector Hermann Goering.

In the period from 1939 to 1943 Van Meegeren created 13 counterfeit. Five of them were sold. The remaining eight yielded 7.254 million guilders, or about 250 million francs, of which Meegere? received at least 170 million.


 "drinking women" (Frans Hals)

Painting signed monogram «FH», as well as the previous one - was found during the search and never for sale was not present

Woman Drinking, 78 x 66 cm, oil on canvas, painted around 1935-36

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In the Nazi archives traces that lead to the Van! Meegerenu. May 29, 1945 painter was arrested on charges of collaborating with the enemy. Simulator is in dire straits. Since being taken an absurd turn. Meegeren accused of collaborating with the Nazis and the looting of the artistic status. Od-ever, he also returned to Holland 200 genuine valuable paintings. During interrogations Meegeren's silence, which is interpreted by investigators as evidence of his guilt.

July 12 artist makes a sensational confession that he wrote for the court discussed the picture. Investigators arrange a kind of judicial experiment, in which Meegeren must prove that he can imitate the masters of the XVII century. The artist promises to create in front of the police of a new Vermeer. At the end of July, in a big house on the Kai-zerhraht under constant surveillance by Van Meegeren begins to write his seventh and last Vermeer. This - "Christ among the teachers." All Holland agitated. Everyone talks about the sensational case of the artist-adventurer. Legally, it is difficult to prove his guilt, as he revealed himself and his forgeries as buyers are not random people.

In June of next year on the orders of the Ministry of Justice created a special commission of inquiry. It was composed of experts, art historians, chemists.

Morning, Oct. 29, 1947 at the doors of the Fourth Chamber of the Amsterdam municipal court was a huge crowd. It rushed reporters from around the world. Glory Van Meegerena become truly global. November 12 announcement of the decision of the court. Han van Meegeren was sentenced to a minimum punishment - one year's imprisonment. His forgeries are not destroyed, and returned to their owners.

November 26, 1947 Meegeren admitted to the clinic Valerium. Before that, he signed a request for clemency in the name of the queen. December 30 he died of a heart attack. At this time he was the most popular man in the country ...

Three years later the auction, which sold out of "the great forger. His "Christ among the teachers," was sold for three thousand guilders.



«play music women" (Vermeer)

Imitation Vermeer during his heyday, was found during a search. Probably not put up for sale because of technically unsuccessful procedures carried out its "aging". Artificial roughness craquelure - striking even in the reproductions

Woman Playing Music 63 x 49 cm, oil on canvas, painted around 1935-36

A fake bad - authenticity is not felt. This artist, in my view, is itself weak. It is strange that this is you are interested. See more of this zhivopici - then the eyes "perfected", and you start to see the false smears, as in the music you hear false notes. The art lies the divine mystery. Even the author himself can not exactly repeat his work.

     UEEeeessss! I agree! That group nevermeerovskaya. a hand (from drinking women) nehalsovskaya. That smear is not the same ".. Explain feelings (intuition) is difficult .. Well .. "I do not believe"! (And) all the time what that worm was sharpening .. until Seagull sense of "authenticity" is not affected ...
slightly "wrong" there, just not ce SJM ... And on set: "I do not believe!
And for the theme-enormous spasibische!

tchaika, NATA NOVA, on the smears and as a painting can not be judged by photos of 60 kb (60 kb). Not only did I consider myself an expert in Dutch painting of the 17 th century, but also aware of the lack of opportunity to make at least some not - be the conclusion of such photographs (sometimes this is possible, but not with this level of counterfeiting). I suggest in this case to proceed from the fact that the forger Meegeren convinced yet their art of professional expertise that enabled him to enrich the equivalent of 30 - Tee millions of dollars. This very fact makes the case, at least, looks to him and what he had done. Do not you think?

Clearly, an adventurer. The purpose of art - the other.

I did not understand. Could you expand your thoughts?

Of course, (With the greatest interest at that!)
And I do not like espert, but as praktiruyuschy (past all realistic art school drill) udozhnik say ... Of course, great pieces and paintings there. but then again ... (see above) where a little "wrong" there the little "wrong" ..
I did feel like an artist .. For example, when you write alla-primnymi "fast" (halsovskimi) strokes, the paint does not rest as the dry, and that some (tiny) error in the proportions noted, high resolution is not required .. And besides, do not forget that Hals, Vermeer era human eye was not at all familiar with the film-photo optics (except that the camera obscura, by the way, I recommend to try)
The eye is familiar with the film-photo, even the track feels different ... (Also the permission to do so does not need anymore to observe that what is "wrong")
Again (classic already) How many hundreds (!) Mayatskih fakes experts have missed?

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I understand. Seagull had in mind a different motivation. This, too, because you can feel the ..

 Thank you for this material has long wanted to see these falsifications are already legend. I do not know how alive it looks ... I was Vermeer is more refined ...

Here! These words I just missed ...
Thank you