Provenance : how a con man and a forger rewrote the history of modern art / Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo.

Author/creator Salisbury, Laney
Other author Sujo, Aly.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Descriptionxv, 327 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents "I want a nice Matisse" -- Canvas greed -- Art for sale -- Crossing the line -- Mibus wants his money back -- Self-made man -- Wreckers of civilization -- At the easel -- The fine art of provenance -- Full speed ahead -- After Giacometti -- A sinister message -- The bookworm -- The paper trail -- Falling off a log -- The bow tie -- Into the whirlwind -- Standing nude -- The pond man -- Myatt's blue period -- The chameleon -- A loaded briefcase -- The Auschwitz concert -- Extreme prudence -- We're not alone -- A slow burn -- The art squad -- The macaroni caper -- Nicked -- Aladdin's cave -- The fox -- Drewe descending -- South -- The trial.
Abstract Recounts the activities of John Drewe, who manipulated struggling artist John Myatt and other unwitting accomplices to become prolific art forgers whose works Drewe successfully passed off as legitimate pieces.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.
LCCN 2009003552
ISBN9781594202209
ISBN1594202206

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks ND1662.M93 S26 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold