The man who Made Vermeers : : Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
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Introduction. A liar's biography -- The collaborator -- Beautiful nonsense -- The sphinx of Delft -- Smoke and mirrors -- A happy hunting ground -- The master forger and the Fascist dream -- Sieg Heil! -- Goering gets a Vermeer -- The endgame-- Swept under the rug -- Epilogue. Framing the fake.
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 crook who plied the forger's trade far longer than he ever admitted--a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush. Lopez also explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe.
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PUBLISHED
Orlando : Harcourt, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780151013418
0151013411
SUBJECTS
Meegeren, Han van, -- 1889-1947.
Vermeer, Johannes, -- 1632-1675 -- Forgeries.
Art forgers -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Painters -- Netherlands -- Biography.