Delving into one of the most sacrosanct areas of culture--fine art collecting--Thomas Hoving presents a gallery of art fakes, fakers, and the suckers who fell for the scams. From the shroud of Turin to pre-Colombian pottery, Hoving reveals the biggest, the best, the most embarrassing, and the most costly forgeries in history--many of them unknown until now. photos.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 05/08/1997
ISBN: 9780684831480
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.42w x 0.95d