Forger's Spell - Hardcover

Edward, Dolnick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060825413 ISBN 13: 9780060825416

Verlag: Harper, 2008

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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, Han van Meegeren, who dared to impersonate Vermeer centuries later. The con man's mark was Hermann Goering, one of the most reviled leaders of Nazi Germany and a fanatic collector of art. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 349 pages; Physical desc. : 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-330) and index. Subjects: Meegeren, Han van, (1889-1947) --Vermeer, Johannes (1632-1675) --Forgeries --Art treasures in war --Netherlands --History --20th century --World War, 1939-1945 --Art and the war

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Profiles the dramatic art hoax through which a small-time Dutch painter conned a reviled Nazi leader by creating works that impersonated those of famed artist Jan Vermeer, a seven-year deception during which the forger hid his mediocre artistic abilities through psychologically manipulative practices. 30,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Harper
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060825413
• ISBN 13: 9780060825416
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 349