The Art Forger
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The Art Forger
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Narrated by:
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Xe Sands
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By:
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B. A. Shapiro
About this listen
On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art, today worth over $500 million, were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It remains the largest unsolved art heist in history, and Claire Roth, a struggling young artist, is about to discover that there's more to this crime than meets the eye.
Making a living reproducing famous artworks for a popular online retailer and desperate to improve her situation, Claire is lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. She agrees to forge a painting - a Degas masterpiece stolen from the Gardner Museum - in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But when that very same long-missing Degas painting is delivered to Claire's studio, she begins to suspect that it may itself be a forgery.
Her desperate search for the truth leads Claire into a labyrinth of deceit where secrets hidden since the late 19th century may be the only evidence that can now save her life.
©2012 Barbara Shapiro (P)2012 HighBridge CompanyCritic Reviews
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- Davide Isola
- 19-10-2023
Beautiful and gripping
What a great voice to tell this story into several different parts of the art community. Highly recommended for anyone interested in art and oil painting.
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- Mr. Bernie Ryan
- 13-10-2019
great read
loved it and would highly recommend to other readers. it was an interesting outlook on the art world
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- Michael
- 12-04-2016
Enjoyed it enough that I listened twice
Interesting tale, well told. I am not an artist but I enjoyed the art references.
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- Hiro
- 16-06-2017
Great story and narration
The author came up with a highly entertaining and captivating fiction based on the biggest unresolved art heist in history.
The voice and style of a narrator is always controversial and a big problem for audiobooks. It's so personal. You can't satisfy everyone.
I liked it a lot.
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- fernancescreek
- 21-06-2022
Loved the book
The storyline and research into art restoration made the story believable. Could not put the book down.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-03-2024
Narration is a bad forgery
Do ALL the Boston art community speak in a languid drawl?
And if you’re going to forge a French accent, try to get the important names straight! Francoise ends in -se: she was a woman.
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