True or False? Amazing Art Forgeries [Hardcover]

Ann Waldron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1983

Presents the stories behind some of the world's most notable cases of art forgery.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: Hastings House Pub (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803872208
• ISBN-13: 978-0803872202
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The history of fakes in the art world, April 15, 2008

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This review is from: True or False? Amazing Art Forgeries (Hardcover)

This is an older book, but a good one! If you are interesting in the history of famous art fakes, this book covers everything from statues of antiquities faked by Michaelangelo (of all people), the famous forger David Stein (who did time in Sing-Sing .)

The methods of the forgers (from Michaelangelo burying a statue of Cupid to give it a patina) to how science detects the fakes (pigments, canvas, paper) is all covered. This is a very fascinating read about art history and criminal history combined. The author is a journalist who really gets the facts and writes excitingly as well. A classic.