Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters
Subtitle: A New Zealand Story
Publisher: Awa Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781927249512
Subjects: Thieves; Art, forgeries; Art thefts; Art, new zealand
Description: "Art crime is soaring. Every year as much as $10 billion worth of artworks are stolen. Many more are vandalised, damaged or destroyed. Added to this is a flourishing world of fakes and forgeries, often sold for millions of dollars and hanging in the world's most prestigious galleries. If you think this is happening only in Paris, London and New York, prepare to be surprised as art curator Penelope Jackson reveals the underbelly of the New Zealand art world"--Back cover.