The Art Forger A Novel
The Art Forger A Novel by B. A. Shapiro is published by Algonquin Books and was released on May 21, 2013. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The narrative revolves around Claire Roth, a young artist who becomes embroiled in a complex situation following the delivery of a stolen Degas painting to her Boston studio, nearly twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
As Claire enters into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner to forge the Degas, she begins to uncover unsettling truths about the artwork’s authenticity. The story delves into themes of deception and the art world, exploring the fine line between creation and imitation. Readers will find a blend of literary elements and thrilling suspense as Claire navigates her precarious circumstances, raising questions about the nature of art and the choices we make.
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“[A] highly entertaining literary thriller about fine art and foolish choices.” —Parade
“[A] nimble mystery.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
Almost twenty-five years after the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—still the largest unsolved art theft in history—one of the stolen Degas paintings is delivered to the Boston studio of a young artist. Claire Roth has entered into a Faustian bargain with a powerful gallery owner by agreeing to forge the Degas in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But as she begins her work, she starts to suspect that this long-missing masterpiece—the very one that had been hanging at the Gardner for one hundred years—may itself be a forgery. The Art Forger is a thrilling novel about seeing—and not seeing—the secrets that lie beneath the canvas.
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