Fascinating interweaving of fact and fiction. It is unsettling, moving, eye-opening, a. I loved that I recognized many of the locations mentioned here, like The Back Bay, The South End, Newbury Street, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The Museum Of Modern Art, of course the Isabella Stewart-Gardner Museum. We seem to carr. Hello David, Thanks for your comments on The Art Forger. Our list of the books we have read and reviewed has grown so please stop by again! Thanx for your review. Your email address will not be published. Overview of The Art Forger - B.A. Thank you. The dialogue is atrocious. Offer valid for new subscribers only.† Conditions apply. We seem to carry our love of celebrity back into the ages before us and it is the name that sells. . I always feel “So many books, so little time.” We are trying to select books that will not waste the time of our readers if they choose to read our selections. In a desperate move to improve her situation, Claire makes a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner, to forge a Degas masterpiece stolen during the Gardner Museum heist, the largest unsolved art theft in history, in return for a one-woman show at his gallery. After a tumultuous affair with her professor Isaac, she finds herself paid to do professional reproductions of famous works. And people who like the prose, scene and setting would love the book. Explore more about The Art Forger: reviews | read an excerpt | watch trailer | read an essay | buy the book, Home | Bio | Books | Appearances | Contact. Algonquin Paperbacks edition, 2012. Sign up to get exclusive offers, the best in books & more. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. It added a lot of bulk to the novel, but I would have preferred more fictionalized history. Save an extra 10% on almost everything & enjoy free shipping every day. I, like Yvonne who commented above, had not heard of “The Art Forger book before nor the author B.A. I was angry with the main character for the entire book as she was a liar and a thief. The Art Forger. In the story so we get some insight into the author’s creativity when laying out the plot. We hope you enjoy the Art Forger. If you enjoyed The Art Forger book review, please buy: The Art Forger Book. She begins her quest to unravel the truth and as she pursues her interest in the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner herself begins to reveal a relationship into this world of art not imagined. The main character, Claire, is commissioned to make a copy of an original Degas that was among the extremely valuable works taken in the infamous robbery of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. And if it is available on iPad, where is the best place to purchase it? Her naïveté after having been burned once by a man, only to let it happen again is astonishing, yet we never understand why she seems to be so easy to dupe. . See all 8 questions about The Art Forger…, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. We hope you come back for a look at our upcoming selections! As a trained art historian, it was wonderful to get lost in the art-infused story lines about modern masters and their patrons. I enjoyed this so much that I will have to read it again sometime. Thank you for enjoying our reviews- we certainly appreciate your comments! Making a living reproducing famous artworks for a popular online retailer and desperate to improve her situation, Claire is lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. But when the long-missing Degas painting—the one which had been hanging for 100 years at the Gardner Museum—is delivered to Claire's studio, she begins to suspect that it may not be the original, but a forgery itself. The friends, attorneys, etc. Thanks for this great review and sharing this with us. We are trying to give our readers a variety of topics to choose from. This taught me much about art- oil painting, especially, that I did not know. You may unsubscribe at any time. Something went wrong. I am left with nothing but admiration for this very clever novel, the plot is breathtakingly well conceived and the story unfolds at a riveting pace. I am happy that you enjoyed reading the book. The Art Forger is a novel by B. All of that being said, The Art Forger gave the average reader an in depth look into the world of art forgery. As a mystery fan, I was entertained and captivated by the twists and turns. The writing, while not literary, is very competent and doesn't detract from a rip-snorting great story. Thank you very much for this review. If you look in what people are saying about this book, you may find something interesting. Next time I go to the Art Institute I sure will be looking closely at those Impressionists. . I loved this book, all the art references and the art processes explained here are catnip to me. The moral compass can steer you one way before you know what has happened. Of course there are some elements which jump the shark a bit, but I was perfectly happy to take them in stride for the sake of such a fun romp through the art world. This from an author who is a creative writing teacher? As a trained art historian, it was wonderful to get lost in the art-infused story lines about modern masters and their patrons. It remains the largest unsolved art heist in history, and Claire Roth, a struggling young artist, is about to discover that there''s more to this crime than meets the eye. I wasn’t aware that the heist was a real “event” and that there are pieces of fact woven into the story. I am a painter myself and have read a lot about painting technique and art history, not to mention spending a lot of time in museums. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts and the details of the 1990 robbery that occurred there are factual, and as Shapiro noted, the robbery remains the longest unsolved art heist in history. Highly recommended. Isn't it just as valuable as art even if it was painted by an unknown? I didn't believe from the first that she could create a masterpiece in her boyfriend/artist's style that was so good that it was accepted at MOMA. Shapiro” …but your review has definitely stirred up my interest in reading it! Okay, on to the review. You saved my day. I don't know if they were put on a panel together because they both go by their initials but it seemed a good pairing and their discussion was very insightful. We are looking forward to hearing from you again. Continue reading and you will discover the answers to your questions. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2018. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Isn't it just as valuable as art even if it was painted by an unknown? Their romantic entanglement adds danger to their business arrangement and heightens the possibility of betrayal as each struggles to achieve the end that initially drove them into their illegal pact. When I read it, it appeared as if she knew all along that she was making a forgery so that Aidan could sell it as the original but by the end of the book she had miraculously convinced herself that all she was doing was making a copy of a copy and that isn’t a crime. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $9.63 Shipping to Germany. Inventive and entertaining.” ―The Boston Globe, “Smart, sexy . We certainly appreciate our reader’s comments on our selections. On that basis I purchased the "Art Forger" hoping it would be something along the lines of the "Thomas Crown Affair." When I read it, it appeared as if she knew all along that she was making a forgery so that Aidan could sell it as the original but by the end of the book she had miraculously convinced herself that all she was doing was making a copy of a copy and that isn’t a crime. We hope to hear from you after you read it as we always appreciate knowing if our readers agree or disagree with our ratings and our reviews. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. 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We work hard to protect your security and privacy. The Art Forger is the result.--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. I didn't believe from the first that she could create a masterpiece in her boyfriend/artist's style that was so good that it was accepted at MOMA. I loved that I recognized many of the locations mentioned here, like The Back Bay, The South End, Newbury Street, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The Museum Of Modern Art, of course the Isabella Stewart-Gardner Museum. Click Get Book Button To Download or read online The Art Forger books, Available in PDF, ePub, Tuebl and Kindle. The background of Fine Art is great as I love the arts. I will start by saying that my experience reading The ART FORGER was like I sat down to watch the movie Heat, and for some reason the movie Quick Change ended up in my DVD player by accident. Right now I’m reading Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes but I’ll put the Art Forger on my list. Without giving the whole story away Claire begins to discover what is truth and what isn’t as she goes on. Then she makes a devil's bargain. Sorry, could not care if Claire was successful or not. Please try your request again later. Every time the story got back to the fiction I thought ok, here we go, but then back to the forgery work, again, and in too much unnecessary depth for my taste. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2015. Shapiro. I also need to get more of her books. In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, two men dressed as police officers bound and gagged two guards at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, and stole thirteen works of art worth today over $500 million. While the writing is never bad, it's bland. What would any of us be willing to do to secure our ambition? Sounds like a very interesting read. As a matter of fact, I just got this book and I’m delighted to report that I liked it from the outset – always a good sign. For me, the choices made by Claire, Isaac, Markel, Belle and even the curators of the Taft, MOMA and the Gardner repeatedly ask the question "do you tell the truth - even when the cost to you personally is so high?" . While I feel this was fairly well written, there were just too many long, drawn out details about the art repro process for my liking, and I have a degree in Art History!