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Synopsis
In 2007 Shaun Greenhalgh was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. Working from a shed in his parents' garden, Greenhalgh could - and did - copy it all, from busts of American presidents to Da Vinci drawings, Anglo-Saxon brooches to L.S Lowry paintings, and even a pharaoh's head carved in lapis lazuli using a mini drill bought from Argos.
Written in prison, A Forger's Tale details Shaun's notorious career, which fooled institutes including the British Museum, shocked the art world and tantalised the media. Told with great wit and charm, this is the definitive account of Britain's most successful and infamous forger, a man whose love for art saturates every page of this extraordinary memoir.
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Review
A masterpiece of masquerade...a brilliantly wily reflection on the seductions of art and corruptions of the art world. * The Telegraph * A remarkably lively account...fascinating. * The Times * Greenhalgh has a likable voice, pitched midway between Arthur Daley and Philip Marlowe. And, unsurprisingly, he has an eye for detail...The lingering impression is of a man beguiled by image-making. * The Observer * A Forger's Tale is a book about the class divide, a satire on the art market and a celebration of that great institution, the garden shed. * Sunday Telegraph * A roundabout love letter to art. * Ben Okri * Here is riveting and affecting Northern realism: Greenhalgh's knowledge is as daunting as it is inspiring. * The Spectator * An indispensable addition to any rogues' library. * Sunday Independent (Ireland) * A great holiday read. * Artists and Illustrators * A fascinating gilt box of secret art knowledge and expertise, told in the unpretentious voice of a legendary forger who fooled museums and collectors from his garden shed. * Dominic Smith, author of THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS *
Book Description
A BBC Radio2 Book Club pick, this is the riveting account of how Britain's most prolific and versatile forger hoodwinked the art world.
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- PublisherZCZ Editions
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0993464807
- ISBN 13 9780993464805
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages329
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