ISBN: 9780547350622

“A grand yarn of twisty deceit, involving prestigious dupes and scads of money, with a sensational trial at the finish.” —The New YorkerIt’s a story that made Dutc… More...

“A grand yarn of twisty deceit, involving prestigious dupes and scads of money, with a sensational trial at the finish.” —The New YorkerIt’s a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren world-famous 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 it’s a story that’s been believed ever since. Too bad it isn't true.Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives for this long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren’s legend. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and ’30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates later cashed in on the Nazi occupation.Nominated for an Edgar Award and made into a film starring Guy Pearce, The Last Vermeer is a revelatory biography of the world’s most famous forger—a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush—and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.Includes photographs“His pioneering research on van Meegeren’s early life gives us further insight into what motivates deception, a subject that will never cease to fascinate as long as art is bought and sold.” —ARTNews“Brings hard light to van Meegeren’s machinations and (very bad) character.” —The New Yorker“Fascinating . . . Lopez’s writing is witty, crisp and vigorous, his research scrupulous and his pacing dynamic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“A terrific read.” —Houston Chronicle“It’s hard to imagine improving on Lopez’s gem of a tale.” —Los Angeles TimesPreviously published as The Man Who Made Vermeers Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Art Crit,Theory>Art Crit,Theory, HarperCollins Publishers Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780547350622

Its a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when itbroke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drovehim to forge Vermeers, one of which he sol… More...

Its a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when itbroke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drovehim to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering inmockery of the Nazis. And its a story thats been believed ever since.Too badit isnt true. Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives to write a revelatory new biography of the world's most famous forger. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crooka talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and 30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates latercashed in on the Nazi occupation.The Man Who Made Vermeersis a long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren's legend and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.; PDF; Art & Photography > General arts, Bloomsbury Publishing<

ISBN: 9780547350622

*The Last Vermeer* - Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren / epub eBook für 14.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks, HarperCollins

*The Last Vermeer* - Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren / epub eBook für 14.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks, HarperCollins<

ISBN: 9780547350622

The Last Vermeer ab 14.99 € als epub eBook: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks, HarperCollins

2009, ISBN: 9780547350622

Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt], [ED: 1], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009