The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures - Hardcover

Mould, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670021857 ISBN 13: 9780670021857

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2010

Synopsis

A leading authority on British portraiture and expert for the BBC's Antiques Roadshow shares favorite stories from his career while imparting professional insights into detecting and restoring valuable art, in an account told through chapters that focus on significant painting discoveries.

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About the Author:

Philip Mould appears regularly on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and hosted the Channel 4 series Changing Faces, about the evolution of portraiture. Known as "the art detective", he owns a gallery in London, is the art adviser to the British House of Commons and House of Lords, and even sold a painting to the Queen. He lives in London with his wife and son. Visit www.philipmould.com

Philip Mould appears regularly on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and hosted Changing Faces, a TV series about the evolution of portraiture. Affectionately known as "the art detective," he owns a gallery in London, is the art adviser to the British House of Commons and House of Lords, and even sold a painting to the Queen. In recognition of his services to the art world, he was made an Officer of the British Empire in 2005. He is currently filming a major BBC series, Art Sleuth, which follows many of the stories in this book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0670021857
• ISBN 13: 9780670021857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 261