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Sleuth: The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures by Philip Mould (Hardcover, 2009)
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Sleuth: The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures. Author : Mould, Philip. Genre : Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing.
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CSI meets Who Do You Think You Are? meets Time Team meets The Antiques Roadshow. Two-dimensional works of art become three-dimensional thrillers. Philip Mould is an international art dealer who has lived the high stakes game of art sleuthing for twenty years. In Sleuth, we encounter the fascinating dealers, experts, auctioneers and restorers who risk fortunes and reputations to turn overlooked artworks into coveted treasures. Sleuth is laced with dramas: / Gainsborough's earliest picture emerges in a Los Angeles saleroom - the author has three days to find the missing facts and decide what to pay. / The most powerful man in the art establishment, with the influence to elevate a copy into a priceless original, is asked to look at a 'fake' Rembrandt self portrait: if he says yes a GBP5,000 picture turns into GBP5 million masterpiece. / A Vermont professor unlocks the door of a defunct Catholic church to reveal a hidden cache of 300 portraits. / An auctioneer notices from the upper story of a bus that Damien Hirst's restaurant is being dismantled. He swoops in and sells the fixtures and fittings for GBP13 million. Sleuth is a series of stories which not only reveals the extraordinary culture of detection but the people behind it. Paintings and their discovery become a way into the minds, preoccupations and professions of a raft of influential figures beyond the commercial and museum facade - men and women who have shaped their lives in pursuit of truth and profit through art.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007281367
eBay Product ID (ePID)91428398
Product Key Features
Book TitleSleuth: the Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures
AuthorPhilip Mould
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
GenreArt & Culture
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Width159 mm
Item Weight608 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPhilip Mould
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- 28 Jul, 2021
Couldn’t put it down…
A cross between a treasure hunt and CSI,the mix of gut feeling and forensic testing makes compelling reading.and entering the thought process as Philip Mould considers a prospective .” Sleeper” is very enlightening.A Warning! This book was also published In the U.S as “ The art detective “ I bought this as well thinking it was a different book..However it will make a great present for another art fan..Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Oct, 2021
Interesting
Interesting readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
