Who Are You? (9780307823533) (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
CHAPTER EIGHT The minute I walk into the safety of my own kitchen, I dump my books on the table. I go to the telephone and get the number for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I’m finally connected to someone who, I hope, can answer my question. “Is the painting Madame Kupka among Verticals by Frank Kupka on display?” “Not at the present time,” she says. I know that sometimes museums lend their paintings to special exhibitions at other museums. Maybe that’s where the Kupka work is. But in my mind I see those glorious strips of color hanging in Douglas Merson’s entry hall. I have to ask. “Where is the painting? Is it on loan? Can you tell me?” The line is silent for a moment. Then she says, “Who is this?” “I just need to know if the painting has been stolen,” I tell her. I realize I must sound like a nut. Her voice takes on a strange tone. “Stay on the line. I’m going to transfer your call to our security department,” she says. Maybe she does. I don’t know.
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