Genuine Ernest or Fake?

If you specialize in Hemingway, I would appreciate your input on this one - Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 10, 2017 at 9:13am

This looks off in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by Rick H. on April 10, 2017 at 9:35am

Robert, thanks for your response. Is there anything particular that bothers you?
Rick

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 10, 2017 at 12:44pm

Hello Rick, for starters the feel of the signature bothers me. It has a carefully drawn look, appears stretched out and looks like it was signed on a line. The "E" in Ernest starts out a little rough. I don't like the slant of the "r" its normally upright or angles to the left and the formation of the "e" in Hemingway looks wrong. Just my thoughts

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Permalink Reply by Rick H. on April 10, 2017 at 7:19pm

I also wondered about the "r" and the "e" in Hemingway. Respectfully, I'm not really seeing the shakiness one usually associates with a slow, deliberately "drawn" forgery. I'm also not seeing signs of hesitation like breaks and ink pooling where a forger would typically lift the pen or pause to prepare his next move. Thanks for taking the time to look at it Robert, I do appreciate your input.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 10, 2017 at 9:04pm

The speed of the writing seems slowed down ,but not Slow enough to shake and not fast enough to look normal. I feel that letter Formation, slant and spacing is off. I see other issues with the "s" and in the inscription. There is enough here for me to have serious doubts.