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• The Madman's Gallery

  the Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art

  Brooke-Hitching, Edward

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  From the author of The Madman’s library, this absorbing book takes readers on a trip examining some of the most mysterious, unconventional, and downright bizarre artworks throughout history. From well-known masterpieces and eccentric sculptures to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Te Motunui Epa

  Buchanan, Rachel, 1968-

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  This gripping globe-spanning account filled with intrigue and deception, follows the bizarre fate of five wooden panels (now called Motunui Epa) carved by Taranaki Māori in the 1700’s, hidden in a swamp to protect them from invaders, eventually…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art Thief

  a True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession

  Finkel, Michael

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  Over the course of eight years and over 200 heists, art thief Stéphane Breitwieser, along with his accomplice and girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinhaus, stole an estimated 1.5 billion dollars’ worth of art. This is made even more intriguing by the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

  a Memoir

  Ai, Weiwei, 1957-

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  Dissident and Ali Weiwei's wide ranging memoir reveals the struggles which made him an" important voice of freedom". At once an intimate portrait of his father's calm stoicism and the regime which repressed him and his own political struggles as he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pursuit of Art

  Travels, Encounters and Revelations

  Gayford, Martin, 1952-

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  With an Art critic's eye Martin brings us along as his traveling companion as he travels to far flung places in his quest to see art for himself. In his travelogue he shares his impressions of art with us, conversing with artists revelling their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tsarina's Lost Treasure

  Catherine the Great, a Golden Age Masterpiece, and a Legendary Shipwreck

  Easter, Gerald, 1959-

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  A rich gripping story of Dutch artists, royal politics and maritime history intertwined with the search for a lost treasure ship and an artist’s rise and fall. In 1771 a ship carrying Dutch masterpieces destined for Catherine the Great’s collection,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Art Thieves, Fakers & Fraudsters

  the New Zealand Story

  Jackson, Penelope, 1962-

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  A book about scandalous New Zealand art crimes. Full of amusing and unlikely anecdotes which may remind you of episodes from Outrageous Fortune. A fascinating look into the art underworld most of us didn’t know we had.

• The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

  the True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist

  Amore, Anthony M.

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  Women can do anything! In this case illustrated by the life of the wealthy and rebellious Rose Dugdale. She became the only woman so far to mastermind a major art heist, with a haul including Gainsborough, Rubens and Vermeer. It was not her only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treasure Palaces

  Great Writers Visit Great Museums

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  Articulated by award winning authors, poets, editors and journalists join them as they take us on a joyous odyssey; revealing hidden treasures and unravelling what speaks to us and how we relate to and are inspired by great museums.

• Plundering Beauty

  a History of Art Crime During War

  Tompkins, Arthur

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  A leading authority on art crime New Zealander Arthur Tompkin's narrative takes us through key moments in history disclosing with poignancy what each loss has meant to the world.

• The Art of Rivalry

  Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art

  Smee, Sebastian

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  Art critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Sebastian Smee examines how the connection between artists affect the trajectory of their art. Revealing their relationships with their lovers and with each other, the intimacy and competition which builds…Read moreRead more of this annotation