Behind the Van Gogh Forgeries

About the Book

Recent research has called into question many of Van Gogh's best-known works, including the most expensive canvas sold in the twentieth century, the SUNFLOWERS acquired in 1987 for just under 40 million dollars. The waves raised by this research have shaken museums and collectors, and have enven reached into the corridors of government. These and their spokesmen are the characters of this book.

About the Author

David Grossvogel is the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Romance Studies at Cornell University. The founder of DIACRITICS, he is the author of many articles and critical books on the modern theater and the novel. In addition, he has been a frequent commentator on popular culture in articles as well as books on Ann Landers, TV GUIDE, mystery fiction and film (his recently published VISHNU IN HOLLYWOOD is a sociological study of the male projected by American movies). BEHIND THE VAN GOGH FORGERIES is his attempt to summarize a cause celebre thqt has recently fascinated, and continues to fascinate, the European public.