Art Detective : Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser

English

ISBN: 0143119168

EAN: 9780143119166

Category: Antiques & Collectibles / Art

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 01/24/2012

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: The supremely telegenic star of the original Antiques Roadshowdishes up his best tales of uncovering lost masterpieces and unmasking fakes. How can you tell a masterpiece from a piece of junk? Philip Mould has been so successful at discovering buried treasures that hes affectionately known as the art detective. Now, at last, he has decided to let the eleven million fans of Antiques Roadshowin on his secrets. Each chapter revolves around a particular painting and the people who helped unmask its creators identity-from an ingeniously forged Norman Rockwell (good enough to fool the Rockwell Museum) to a Winslow Homer found in a dump. Witty and compulsively readable, The Art Detectiveis memoir, art history, and brilliant storytelling all rolled into one.

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Art Detective : Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.75 inches

Width: 5.48 inches

Length: 8.08 inches

Weight: 8.82 oz

Pages: 272