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False Impressions: The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes

by Thomas Hoving

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Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams. From the shroud of Turin to pre-Colombian pottery, Hoving reveals the biggest, the best, the most embarrassing, and the most costly forgeries in history--many of them unknown until now. photos.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-347) and index.

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ISBN:

9780684831480

Author:

Hoving, Thomas

Publisher:

Touchstone Books

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

History - General

Subject:

Techniques

Subject:

Art

Subject:

Collecting

Subject:

Forgeries

Subject:

Art -- Forgeries.

Subject:

General Art

Subject:

Techniques - General

Subject:

History : General

Subject:

Art - General

Subject:

Architecture-Architects

Copyright:

1997

Edition Number:

1st Touchstone ed.

Edition Description:

B102

Publication Date:

May 1997

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

368

Dimensions:

8.44 x 5.5 in 17.08 oz

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