| Description |
xv, 327 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-316) and index. |
| Contents |
"I want a nice Matisse" -- Canvas greed -- Art for sale -- Crossing the line -- Mibus wants his money back -- Self-made man -- Wreckers of civilization -- At the easel -- The fine art of provenance -- Full speed ahead -- After Giacometti -- A sinister message -- The bookworm -- The paper trail -- Falling off a log -- The bow tie -- Into the whirlwind -- Standing nude -- The pond man -- Myatt's blue period -- The chameleon -- A loaded briefcase -- The Auschwitz concert -- Extreme prudence -- We're not alone -- A slow burn... -- The art squad -- The macaroni caper -- Nicked -- Aladdin's cave -- The fox -- Drewe descending -- South -- The trial. |
| Summary |
"Recounts the activities of John Drewe, who manipulated struggling artist John Myatt and other unwitting accomplices to become prolific art forgers whose works Drewe successfully passed off as legitimate pieces."--Source unknown. |
| Subject |
Myatt, John, 1945-
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Drewe, John, 1948-
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Art forgers -- England -- Biography.
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Impostors and imposture -- England -- Biography.
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Drewe, John, 1948- (OCoLC)fst01913169
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Myatt, John, 1945- (OCoLC)fst01915607
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Art forgers. (OCoLC)fst00815538
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Impostors and imposture. (OCoLC)fst00968230
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Sujo, Aly.
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| ISBN |
9781594202209 |
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1594202206 |
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