num_pages: 304
description:  An extraordinary memoir of fortune fraud and the master of modern art Art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions in modern art but he sold only one name: Salvador Dal. The surrealist painters work was a hot commodity for the newly rich investors and shady businessmen looking to launder their black-market cash. Stan didnt mind looking the other way; he just hoped the buyers would look the other way as well. The artworks he sold came from some very questionable sources but he soon discovered that the shadiest source of all was Dal himself. The more successful Stan became the closer he came to Dal until he found himself living next door to the aging artist in the Catalonian hills. While hiding from Interpols detectives Stan spent his time with the artists musicians business associates and eccentrics who surrounded Dal. He learned about Dals secret history the studio of artists who produced his work and the moneymaking machine that kept Dals extravagant lifestyle afloat long after his creativity began to flounder. Dal &amp; I offers a behind-the-scenes view of the commerce and conspiracy that go hand in hand in the international art world written by a man who has been to the top only to discover that its not so different from the bottom. 
language: English
title: Dali & I: The Surreal Story
publisher: Thomas Dunne Books