Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
ISBN-13:
9780143117407
ISBN-10:
0143117408
Author:
Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
352 pages
Category:
History
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
Crime & Criminals
,
Specific Groups
,
World History
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ISBN-13:
9780143117407
ISBN-10:
0143117408
Author:
Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
352 pages
Category:
History
,
Arts History & Criticism
,
Crime & Criminals
,
Specific Groups
,
World History
Summary
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (ISBN-13: 9780143117407 and ISBN-10: 0143117408), written by authors
Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo, was published by Penguin Books in 2010.
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Description
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 narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate cons in the history of art forgery. Stretching from London to Paris to New York, investigative reporters Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo recount the tale of infamous con man and unforgettable villain John Drewe and his accomplice, the affable artist John Myatt. Together they exploited the archives of British art institutions to irrevocably legitimize the hundreds of pieces they forged, many of which are still considered genuine and hang in prominent museums and private collections today.
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 narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate cons in the history of art forgery. Stretching from London to Paris to New York, investigative reporters Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo recount the tale of infamous con man and unforgettable villain John Drewe and his accomplice, the affable artist John Myatt. Together they exploited the archives of British art institutions to irrevocably legitimize the hundreds of pieces they forged, many of which are still considered genuine and hang in prominent museums and private collections today.
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