Pictures at an Exhibition

A sweeping and sensuous novel of a son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces, looted by the Nazis during the occupation.

Max Berenzon's father is the most successful art dealer in Paris, owner of the Berenzon Gallery, home to both Picasso and Matisse. To Max's great surprise, his father forbids him from entering the family business, choosing instead to hire a beautiful and brilliant gallery assistant named Rose Cl ment. When Paris falls to the Nazis, the Berenzons survive in hiding, but when they return in 1944 their gallery is empty, their priceless collection vanished. In a city darkened by corruption and black martketers, Max chases his twin obsessions: the lost paintings and Rose Cl ment.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02/09/2010
ISBN: 9780307386304
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.79d
Award: Harold U. Ribalow Prize - Winner

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/07/2010 pg. 20