Thomas Hoving

Broschiertes Buch

False Impressions

The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes

Beschreibung

Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams. From the shroud of Turin to pre-Colombian pottery, Hoving reveals the biggest, the best, the most embarrassing, and the most costly forgeries in history--many of them unknown until now. photos.

Autor

Thomas Hoving was a museum executive, consultant, and director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is from New York City and received his B.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchstone
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780684831480
• ISBN-10: 0684831481
• Artikelnr.: 22149381