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Forgery. Oil and pencil on panel, 1948, signed and dated "Constant Nieuwenhuijs '48" upper right. We have no reasons to believe this work was made by Constant (1920-2005). Offered at Christies at the auction on July 26th, 2013. After authentication Christie's declined to take the work in. June 17, 2016 the work was offered again at an auction in the Netherlands.