The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
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, Hermann Goering, the fanatical art...
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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, Hermann Goering, the fanatical art collector and one of Nazi Germany's most reviled leaders.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060825416 (0060825413)
ASIN: 60825413
Publish date: June 24th 2008
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 349
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Book Club,
Mystery,
Art,
War,
Crime,
True Crime,
World War II,
European History,
Art History
I picked this book up at the library on a whim and I almost returned it unread. I'm glad I gave it a chance. It's really well-written nonfiction. The pacing is great. A few parts felt slightly repetitive, but there were other times I needed the author's reminders about who's who in the book. Some pe...
Rating: 3* of fiveHere we have a non-fictional account of the 20th century's most astoundingly, resoundingly, and undeservedly successful art forgery scam.In very, very brief, it's the story of a Dutch forger who cons Goering out of *boatloads* of cash for fake Vermeers. The book presents us with th...
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