Fifty. That’s how many prop paintings it took to make The Last Vermeer, the cheekily titled new film telling the true story of a (very) late “Vermeer” painted in 1942 by the notorious art forger Han ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...