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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
by Salisbury, Laney, Sujo, Aly
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- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0143117408
- ISBN 13
- 9780143117407
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G08A-02934
- Title
- Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
- Author
- Salisbury, Laney, Sujo, Aly
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143117408
- ISBN 13
- 9780143117407
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2010-05
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Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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