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The man who made Vermeers unvarnishing the legend of master forger Han van Meegeren

Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives to write a revelatory new biography of the world's most famous forger. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook who plied the forger's trad...

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Main Author: Lopez, Jonathan.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Orlando : Harcourt, c2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Barber, Kenneth F. tribute.
Meegeren, Han van, > 1889-1947.
Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675 > Forgeries.
Art forgers > Biography.
Painters > Biography.
Summary: Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives to write a revelatory new biography of the world's most famous forger. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook who plied the forger's trade far longer than he ever admitted--a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush. Lopez also explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe.
Physical Description: 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
ISBN: 9780151013418
0151013411
Author Notes: 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

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