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Han van Meegeren
Sign in to saveAlso known as Henricus Antonius van Meegeren, Henricus Antonius Van Meegeren, Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren, Henricus Antonius Meegeren, Hans van Meegeren, Hans Meegeren, H.A. van Meegeren
Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947)
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Han van Meegeren, born in Deventer on 10 October 1889, was a Dutch painter, restorer, collector and draftsman. He studied at Delft University of Technology and worked in Delft, The Hague, Deventer and Rijswijk, painting landscapes from 1913 until 1947. His works are held in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the National Museum of World Cultures and Museum Rotterdam. Van Meegeren, who had two children, died of a myocardial infarction in Amsterdam on 30 December 1947.
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Key facts
- Born
- Henricus Antonius van Meegeren , ( 1889-10-10 ) 10 October 1889, Deventer , Netherlands
- Died
- 30 December 1947 (1947-12-30) (aged 58), Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Occupations
- Painter, art forger
- Spouses
- Anna de Voogt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 18 April 1912</span>"}]]}'>1912 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 19 July 1923</span>"}]]}'>1923 ) Jo Oerlemans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 )
- Children
- Jacques Henri Emil , Inez van Meegeren (1915-1985)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Deventer
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- counterfeiter
- Educated at
- Delft University of Technology
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Official website
- hanvanmeegeren.info
- Image
- VanMeegeren1945 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Netherlands
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- Commons category
- Han van Meegeren
- date of birth
- 1889-01-01
- date of death
- 1947-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Han van Meegeren
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons Creator page
- Han van Meegeren
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Han van Meegeren
- has works in the collection
- Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
- start of work period
- 1913-00-00
- end of work period
- 1947-00-00
- pseudonym
- Han van Meegeren
- place of burial
- Deventer
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Han van Meegeren, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ‿vɑ‿ˈmeːɣərə(n)]; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) 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.
Van Meegeren attempted to make a career as an artist, but art critics dismissed his work. He decided to prove his talent by forging paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. Leading experts of the time accepted his paintings as genuine 17th-century works, including art collector Abraham Bredius.
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