Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations.

At a star-studded auction in 1990, a painting was sold for the

At a star-studded auction in 1990, a painting was sold for the record-breaking price of $82.5 million. That painting, van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet, has seemed to countless admirers to portray our times as 'something bright in spite of its inevitable griefs'. This fascinating book reconstructs the painting's journey and becomes a rich story of modernist art and the forces behind the art market. Masterfully evoked are the lives of the thirteen extraordinary people who owned the painting and shaped its history: avant-garde European collectors, pioneering dealers in Paris and Berlin, a brilliant medievalist who acquired it for one of Germany's great museums, and a member of the Nazi elite who sold it after it had been confiscated as a work of 'degenerate art'. Remarkable and riveting, Portrait of Dr. Gachet illuminates, in dramatic detail, the dynamics of the art market and of culture in our time. Remarkable and riveting, this fascinating and scholarly 'biography' of a van Gogh masterpiece illuminates the dynamics of the art market and of culture in our time. 8-page photo insert. Front cover has a crease. Book has minor shelf wear.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations.