The Russian master
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Ian Callinan.
Publisher: Central Queensland University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rockhampton, Qld
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781921274091
Subjects: Auctioneers -- Fiction; Art -- Marketing -- Fiction; London (England) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: "Its leading character, Davenport, has moved into the heady world of the international art market in London and now works as a senior executive in the old and established firm of Londy's. The novel is an hilarious account of Davenport's passage through his world and his pursuit of a cache of valuable avant-garde paintings by a reclusive Russian master in St. Petersburg. On his journey he meets a miscellany of eccentric dealers and beautiful women, and is caught in the cross fire of a long standing family dispute"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Sequel to: The missing masterpiece.