The Muralist

"Vibrant and suspenseful . . . Like The Art Forger, this new story takes us into the heart of what it means to be an artist." --The Washington Post

"B. A. Shapiro captivated us in 2012 with her 'addictive' novel The Art Forger. Now, she's back with another thrilling tale from the art world." --Entertainment Weekly

When Aliz e Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940, no one knows what happened to her. Not her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. Not her artistic patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not her close-knit group of friends, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. And, some seventy years later, not her great-niece, Danielle Abrams, who while working at Christie's auction house uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind works by those now-famous Abstract Expressionist artists. Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt?


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 10/11/2016
ISBN: 9781616206437
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 177139 / Muralist
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 15