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...Bohemian Rogue: The Life of Hollywood Artist John Decker, Jordan claims that “Bust of Christ,” a small oil-on-oak-panel painting attributed to Rembrandt, is actually the 1939 forgery of John Decker and Will Fowler, two California artists...
Fowler mentions numerous forgeries in his two books, The Young Man from Denver and The Second Handshake, without referring to specific paintings. But in discussion with Fowler, Jordan learned the pair claimed to have faked a Rembrandt entitled “Bust of Christ.” Jordan remembered Fowler clearly explaining how he and Decker painted on an old bureau drawer...
...also employed Wilhelm R. Valentiner, a Rembrandt expert, to authenticate his work...
...Valentiner would get paid handsomely to give his blessing to the paintings that Decker would create, and in this instance he was paid 600 bucks for his authentication of the Rembrandt,” Jordan said...
...Silberman Galleries in New York sold the Rembrandt to Hollywood actor Thomas Mitchell in 1940 for $45,000, acccording to Jordan. It remained in his possession until...