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A fabulous "lost masterpiece" becomes the ultimate prize for an art historian whose ambition consumes everyone around her, an angry young painter with a plan for revenge on the art establishment, and a desperate gallery owner who may have double-crossed his own life away...

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Three people learn of an undiscovered Modigliani: an ambitious young art historian in Paris, a distinguished London dealer and a gallery owner with a financial crisis and a discontented wife. No holds are barred in the fight for possession. Meanwhile an angry young painter plotting revenge,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Three people learn of an undiscovered Modigliani: an ambitious young art historian in Paris, a distinguished London dealer and a gallery owner with a financial crisis and a discontented wife. No holds are barred in the fight for possession. Meanwhile an angry young painter plotting revenge, executes a brilliant forgery. And an idealistic actress becomes involved in a Robin Hood-style enterprise. The lives of masterpiece hunters, forgers and thieves inexorably collide.

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Dee Sleign smiled to herself as she walked along the sidewalk away from the shop.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Ken Follett (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0451136403
Page Count: 202

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  • Library of Congress: PR6056.O45 M6 1985
  • Dewey: 823.914

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