The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060531185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Baffled and humiliated, the Norwegian police turned to the one man they believed could help: a half English, half American undercover cop named Charley Hill, the world's greatest art detective.The Rescue Artist is a rollicking narrative that carries readers deep inside the art underworld -- and introduces them to a large and colorful cast of titled aristocrats, intrepid investigators, and thick-necked thugs. But most compelling of all is Charley Hill himself, a complicated mix of brilliance, foolhardiness, and charm whose hunt for a purloined treasure would either cap an illustrious career or be the fiasco that would haunt him forev
Mary Schneider said How Art Theft is Perceived. I found the details of art theft and the processes of finding and recovery very interesting. The author spent more time than I felt necessary on the various aspects of Charlie Hill's life. It went on and on and there were areas of repetition. The language was rather raw at time and while perhaps totally accurate was not necessary to the story. I had thought to recommend this book to my Art Book Club but having read it, have decided not to do so.. mourning dove said A great read for art lovers. I REALLY enjoyed this story of the loss and recovery of Edvard Munch's The Scream. It keep me interested with art history, and art dealing, and art thieving. A great read for art lovers.. "Seedy adventures in high art!" according to Michele W. Missner. I just finished Edward Dolnick's new book, _The Rescue Artist_. It is a fun read filled with madcap, Damon Runyonesque characters who would be hard to make up. This book, with the theft of Edvard Munch's "The scream" as its main story, covers the underside of the art world. As a person who enjoys art and goes to museums, I certainly never imagined that works of art would be held as ransom by political groups. Dolnick delves into the hows and why of art heists, and how dete
Despite the low-tech nature of the crime, the local police were baffled, and Dolnick (Down the Great Unknown; Madness on the Couch) makes a convincing case that the fortunate resolution of the investigation was almost exclusively due to the expertise, ingenuity and daring of the "rescue artist" of the title: Charley Hill, a Scotland Yard undercover officer and former Fulbright scholar who has made recovering stolen art treasures his life's work. 16 pages of b&w and 8 pages of color photos not seen by PW. . From Publishers Weekly The little-known world of art theft is compellingly portrayed in Dolnick's account of the 1994 theft and recovery of Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream. Th