Han van Meegeren

1889–1947 · Expressionism & Early Modernism

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when it was revealed that he had sold a forged painting to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

7 paintings

• Tavern scene
• The men at Emmaus (1937)
• The Lacemaker (1925)
• The Smiling Girl (1925)
• The foot washing (1940)
• Woman reading music (1937)
• Malle Babbe (1935)