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Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age
Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age
by Jonathon Keats
Publisher Comments
According to Vasari, the young Michelangelo often borrowed drawings of past masters, which he copied, returning his imitations to the owners and keeping originals. Half a millennium later, Andy Warhol made a game of "forging" the Mona Lisa, questioning... (read more)

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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
by Edward Dolnick
Publisher Comments
As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him centuries later. The con man's mark was Hermann Goering, one of the most reviled leaders of... (read more)

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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren
by Jonathan Lopez
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It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And... (read more)

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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
by Laney Salisbury
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The true story of one of the twentieth century's most audacious art frauds Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction. It is the astonishing... (read more)

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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century (P.S.)
The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century (P.S.)
by Edward Dolnick
Publisher Comments
As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of three men and an extraordinary deception: the revered artist Johannes Vermeer; the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him years later; and the con man's mark... (read more)

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The Scarith of Scornello: A Tale of Renaissance Forgery
The Scarith of Scornello: A Tale of Renaissance Forgery
by Ingrid D Rowland
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Bored teenager Curzio Inghirami staged perhaps the most outlandish prank of the seventeenth century when he hatched a wild scheme that preyed on the Italian fixation with ancestry by forging an array of ancient Latin and Etruscan documents. Stashing the... (read more)

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The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money
The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money
by John Brewer
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In 1919 a returning World War I veteran named Harry Hahn and his French bride attempted to sell what they thought was a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci in New York. Renowned art dealer Sir Joseph Duveen declared the picture-La Belle Ferronni�re-a fake... (read more)

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The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures
The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures
by Philip Mould
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The supremely telegenic star of the original Antiques Roadshow dishes up his best tales of uncovering lost masterpieces and unmasking fakes. How can you tell a masterpiece from a piece of junk? Philip Mould has been so successful at discovering buried... (read more)

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Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger
Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger
by Ken Perenyi
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Ten years ago, an FBI investigation in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York was about to expose a scandal in the art world that would have been front-page news in New York and London. After a trail of... (read more)

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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
by Laney Salisbury
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False impressions :the hunt for big-time art fakes
False impressions :the hunt for big-time art fakes
by Thomas Hoving
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-347) and index.... (read more)

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Flag on Devils Island
Flag on Devils Island
by Francis Lagrange
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Pictures in Peril
Pictures in Peril
by H H Pars
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Fake the Story of Elmyr De Hory the Grea
Fake the Story of Elmyr De Hory the Grea
by Clifford Irving
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Flag on Devils Island
Flag on Devils Island
by Francis Lagrange
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Genuine Article: The Making & Unmasking of Fakes & Forgeries
Genuine Article: The Making & Unmasking of Fakes & Forgeries
by John Fritzmau Mills
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Rape of Labelle
Rape of Labelle
by Harry Hahn
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Great Forgers & Famous Fakes
Great Forgers & Famous Fakes
by Charles Hamilton
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Fake the Story of Elmyr De Hory 1ST Edition
Fake the Story of Elmyr De Hory 1ST Edition
by Clifford Irving
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False Impressions the Hunt for Big Time Art Fakes
False Impressions the Hunt for Big Time Art Fakes
by Thomas Hoving
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