Editing Han van Meegeren (section)

===The forger, forged===
{{main article|Jacques van Meegeren#Fake van Meegerens}}
Van Meegeren's own work rose in price after he had become known as a forger, and it consequently became worthwhile to fake his paintings, as well. Existing paintings obtained a signature "H. van Meegeren", or new pictures were made in his style and falsely signed. When van Meegeren saw a fake like that, he ironically remarked that he would have adopted them if they had been good enough, but regrettably he had not yet seen one.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Later on, however, his son [[Jacques van Meegeren]] started to fake his father's work. He made paintings in his father's style – although of much lower quality – and was able to place a perfect signature on these imitations. Many fakes – both by Jacques and by others – are still on the market.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}