Art crime and forgery books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Rape of Europa
Lynn H. NicholasTraces how the Nazis looted European art collections and how the works were pursued afterward.
The Lost Museum
Hector FelicianoFollows the fate of art seized from Jewish collectors and the Nazi-linked figures who handled it.
False Impressions
Thomas HovingA former Met director examines forgeries and the experts and dealers who were fooled by them.
The Forger's Spell
Edward DolnickCovers Han van Meegeren, who sold fake Vermeers to top collectors and was tried after the war.
The Man Who Made Vermeers
Jonathan LopezAnother account of van Meegeren's career, focused on how his forgeries were produced and sold.
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- The Gardner Heist
The Gardner HeistUlrich Boser - The Art Thief
The Art ThiefMichael Finkel - Priceless
PricelessJohn Shiffman - Stealing Rembrandts
Stealing RembrandtsTom Mashberg - The Art Forger
The Art ForgerBarbara A. Shapiro - Caveat Emptor
Caveat EmptorKen Perenyi - Forged
ForgedJonathon Keats - Master Thieves
Master ThievesStephen A. Kurkjian - The Art of Forgery
The Art of ForgeryNoah Charney - Sophie Calle
Sophie CalleSophie Calle1987 - The monuments men
The monuments menRobert M. Edsel2009 - Hitler's art thief
Hitler's art thiefSusan Ronald2015