Jacob Baart de la Faille
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Jacob Baart-de la Faille (1886—1959) was a lawyer who compiled the first catalogue raisonné of the work of Vincent van Gogh. In the same year he was involved in the big fraud affair concerning the Berlin art dealer Otto Wacker. Faille wrote certificates of authenticity for 30 paintings which turned out to be fakes.