Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story
Current price:
$27.95
Publication Date: June 1st, 2017
Publisher:
Awa Press
ISBN:
9781927249512
Pages:
208
Description
Art crime is soaring. Every year as much as $10 billion worth of artworks are stolen. Many more are vandalized, damaged or destroyed. Added to this is a flourishing world of fakes and forgeries, often sold for millions of dollars and hanging in the world’s most prestigious galleries. If you think this is happening only in Paris, London and New York, prepare to be surprised as art curator Penelope Jackson reveals the underbelly of the New Zealand art world.
Praise for Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story
“Jackson has pursued all manner of research trails that have included local and international interviews, and detective work in galleries and auction houses, and in front of paintings . . . The book is absolutely fascinating.” —Paula Green, Sunday Star-Times