His chosen artist was Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) who seemingly had painted only 30 or more canvasses.
Unable to prosper, he decided to launch a career as a forger. Van Meegeren painted in the style of the Dutch masters which was considered passé compared to emerging styles such Impressionism and cubism. Along the way he marries, has two children, lives a life of debauchery and poverty, divorces his wife and woos and marries Joanna Oolerman, the wife of a prominent art critic. He was born in 1889 in the Netherlands to a middle class family.His father refused to support his art studies and insisted that he study Architecture. This is the fascinating story of Han van Meegeren, a 20th century art forger.
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