A secret Scotland Yard report shows that the notorious Dutch forger Han van Meegeren bought rare lapis lazuli paint for his “Vermeers” from Winsor & Newton. Early in 1931 he purchased what may have ...

The forger isn’t just a swindler. He turns values upside down. He doesn’t merely change good coin for bad; he’s an alchemist in reverse, offering base metal for gold. This is why, in Dante’s “Inferno, ...

Rudolf van den Berg’s feature stars Tygo Gernandt [pictured] as the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren. Leading Dutch production outfit Rinkel Film has revealed further details of its new feature ...

When IT comes to forgery and its ability to fascinate, the bigger the better, and the greater the audacity the more compelling. In the story of a two-bit Dutch painter, Han Van Meegeren, who had the ...

Credits: Directed by Dan Friedkin, starring Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Roland Møller. Running time/rating: 1:57, R for some language, violence and nudity. The true story of Dutch artist Han ...

The true story of Dutch artist Han van Meegeren is a wild one. But don’t check Wikipedia before you watch the filmed version of this World War II story, “The Last Vermeer,” based on the book “The Man ...

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary,” Pablo Picasso said. If that’s true, the paintings of Han van Meegeren should top the New York Times all-time bestseller list. Van Meegeren, a ...

Han van Meegeren, born 1889 in Deventer, Netherlands, was a Dutch artist known for his painting and forgery. He was influenced by Johannes Vermeer and Bartus Korteling, and studied at the Delft ...

Frank Wynne tells the extraordinary story of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch artist whose ‘Vermeer' made him a folk hero I've always loved a forger.It's difficult not to feel asurge of joy at the ...

Rudolf van den Berg’s feature stars Tygo Gernandt [pictured] as the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren. Leading Dutch production outfit Rinkel Film has revealed further details of its new feature ...