The Last Vermeer (ePub)
Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
(Sprache: Englisch)
"A grand yarn of twisty deceit, involving prestigious dupes and scads of money, with a sensational trial at the finish." -The New Yorker
It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren world-famous when it broke at the end of World War II: A...
It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren world-famous when it broke at the end of World War II: A...
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"A grand yarn of twisty deceit, involving prestigious dupes and scads of money, with a sensational trial at the finish." -The New Yorker
It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren world-famous when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And it's a story that's been believed ever since. Too bad it isn't true.
Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives for this long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren's legend. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and '30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates later cashed in on the Nazi occupation.
Nominated for an Edgar Award and made into a film starring Guy Pearce,The Last Vermeer is a revelatory biography of the world's most famous forger-a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush-and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.
Includes photographs
"His pioneering research on van Meegeren's early life gives us further insight into what motivates deception, a subject that will never cease to fascinate as long as art is bought and sold." -ARTNews
"Brings hard light to van Meegeren's machinations and (very bad) character." -The New Yorker
"Fascinating... Lopez's writing is witty, crisp and vigorous, his research scrupulous and his pacing dynamic." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A terrific read." -Houston Chronicle
"It's hard to imagine improving on Lopez's gem of a tale." -Los Angeles Times
Previously published asThe Man Who Made Vermeers
It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren world-famous when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And it's a story that's been believed ever since. Too bad it isn't true.
Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives for this long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren's legend. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and '30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates later cashed in on the Nazi occupation.
Nominated for an Edgar Award and made into a film starring Guy Pearce,The Last Vermeer is a revelatory biography of the world's most famous forger-a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush-and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.
Includes photographs
"His pioneering research on van Meegeren's early life gives us further insight into what motivates deception, a subject that will never cease to fascinate as long as art is bought and sold." -ARTNews
"Brings hard light to van Meegeren's machinations and (very bad) character." -The New Yorker
"Fascinating... Lopez's writing is witty, crisp and vigorous, his research scrupulous and his pacing dynamic." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A terrific read." -Houston Chronicle
"It's hard to imagine improving on Lopez's gem of a tale." -Los Angeles Times
Previously published asThe Man Who Made Vermeers
Autoren-Porträt von Jonathan Lopez
Jonathan Lopez's writings on art and history appear frequently in Apollo: The International Magazine of Art and Antiques, published in London. The Man Who Made Vermeers grew out of an article that originally appeared in Dutch in De Groene Amsterdammer. Lopez lives with his wife, an art historian and critic, in Manhattan.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jonathan Lopez
- 2023, 364 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- ISBN-10: 0547350627
- ISBN-13: 9780547350622
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2023
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“From the outrageous swindles he perpetrated in Vermeer’s name to the nefarious dealings he had with the Nazis in occupied Holland, Han van Meegeren’s is an unforgettable, almost unbelievable story. Witty, erudite, and utterly compelling, Jonathan Lopez’s account of the twentieth century’s most notorious art forger is a must-read—a book that makes Van Meegeren’s fake Vermeers even more fascinating, I dare say, than the Delft master’s originals.” —Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolutio
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