posted 02-05-2010 06:37 PM               

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Originally posted by mjanovec:
In my opinion, the Armstrong signature appears to be a good example of the German-sourced forgeries that appeared on the market a few years back. I would even go so far as to say it's a "classic" example of that suspect style.

I would be curious to know the provenance behind this piece.

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It does my heart good to see that much of the community now [rightfully] recognizes this style as a forgery. When I first pointed it out almost a decade ago, I was really raked over the coals for daring to doubt the apparent source.