A high-stakes art dealer often on the British Antiques Roadshow describes several instances of detecting or uncovering both frauds and treasures. He covers the unsuspected hoard of an eccentric New England collector, the true story behind a famously fake Rockwell, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I ...
While sometimes long winded and tedious, if you are an art lover then this inside look at how the investigative side of finding new works of art is fascinating. The author is an art dealer and historian who travels the world to find the next Gainsborough or British portrait that never recognized....