The Art of the Con

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Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate.Anthony M A s The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history s most notorious yet untold cons They involve stolen art hidden for decades elaborate ruses that involve the Nazis and allegedly plundered art the theft of a conceptual prototype from a well known artist by his assistant to be used later to create copies the use of online and television auction sites to scam buyers out of millions and other confidence scams incredible not only for their boldness but so because they actually worked Using interviews and newly released court documents, The Art of the Con will also take the reader into the investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who oftentimes return back to the world of crime For some, it s an irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something in common they want to believe. 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Amore For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Art fraud is certainly not new Michelangelo profited early in his career from forging antiquities Today, experts trained not only in art but also in scientific technologies and historical research are available to fight fraud IFAR the International Foundation for Art Research conducts authentication research and is consulted by both museums and private collectors The Museum of Find Arts in Boston has a separate position, a Curator of Pro...The day after humans invented money, someone came up with a con to take it away from the greedy and the gullible The day after art came off cave walls and became portable, someone figured out how to fake it, steal it, or otherwise convert it into ready cash.Which continues to this day Anthony A, former security director of the ill starred Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, became familiar with this subject while trying to figure out the fates of the thirteen artworks stolen from the museum o The day after humans invented money, someone came up with a con to take it away fro...I received this ebook at no charge from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Indeed, while the art of art theft is said to be in the selling of the art, not the thievery, the art of the art scams is in the backstory, not in the picture itself Mr A begins his book with the story of John E Swords purchase of the Portrait of George Washington from the artist, Gilbert Stuart Despite living in virtual poverty Stuart was willing to sell the painting only on the condition that it n I received this eb...A fun collection of relatively recent true crime stories about art theft, fraud, and forgery, this book moves along at a fast clip The different stories chosen do become a little repetitive at times, although the colorful characters involved in each case do distinguish themselves in the details of their individual audaciousness A s journalistic writing style states facts plainly and with little embroidery, which will appeal to those readers who enjoy TVthan they enjoy long literary t A fun collection of relatively recent true crime stories about art theft, fraud, and forgery, this book moves along at a fast clip The different stories chosen do become a little repetitive at times, although t...I enjoyed this collection of stories despite the rather dry presentation Technique is barely mentioned and the book focuses instead on provenance, the artworks back story or history of ownership.This was an excellent overview of art crime, focusing on the USA A mixture of outright forgeries to bizarre scams and the things people will believe just to think they own a rare masterpiece A knows a lot of the players on the law enforcement side and draws on this to show how scammers are tracked down and caught What amazed me was the amount of blatant recidivism how people get out jail and go right back to doing the same exact thing again As my maternal grandmother would say, All the This was an excellent overview of art crime, focusing on the USA A mixture of outright forgeries to bizarre scams and the things people will believ...Well written and well researched this is an endlessly fascinating account of some of the world s greatest art cons and scams Somewhat marred by the lack of illustrations, there is nevertheless much to be ...This book provided a fun foray into some cases of art fraud, providing detailed descriptions of various scams and grifters, even when the cases were elaborate and convoluted My least favorite chapter was the one on Internet scams, which see...Fascinating read for anyone interested in art, the art world or con artists themselves Jodi, Customer ServicesReserve a library copy.Wonderfully written, well researched, art terms translated into language any reader can follow AA takes you deep into the minds and modus operandi of art criminals as well as their victims Any art lover, reader of detective novels, or general whodunnits will appreciated this excellent book.

The Art of the Con
  • 04 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 1137279877
  • Anthony M. Amore
  • The Art of the Con