Forgery, Falsification & Theft of Artworks

"A funny, gripping and perfectly balanced blend of P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene" Independent"Highly enjoyable read" SpectatorAnth...

Mapping out the world's infamous art thefts, forgeries, and acts of vandalism, this unique and visually striking reference illuminates the prevalen...

An illustrated survey of artist hoaxes, including impersonations, fabula, cryptoscience, and forgeries, researched and written by an expert “fictiv...

*#1 New York Times bestseller* *Shortlisted for The ALCS Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction*'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith nove...

‘Exquisite... intelligent, illuminating, mischievous … delightful The TimesThe acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces ...

Through much of its history, Italy was Europe’s heart of the arts, an artistic playground for foreign elites and powers who bought, sold, and somet...

'Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it m...

Art looting is commonly recognized as a central feature of Nazi expropriation, in both the Third Reich and occupied territories. After the war, the...

In The Optickal Illusion, Rachel Halliburton’s meticulous recreation of Georgian society reveals the sordid details of a genuine scandal that decei...

"It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it."Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, her family ...

The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers world...

‘Art is theft,’ Picasso once proclaimed, and much of the best and most ‘original’ new art involves an act or two of unequivocal, overt theft.  Pa...

‘Wide-ranging, witty and fresh … a stimulating read. Authentic fun’Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022 ‘Brilliantly witty...

True tales of lost art, built around case studies of famous works, their creators, and stories of disappearance and recovery From the bestselling a...

Discover the extraordinary stories behind the world's missing works of art.Travel back in time to discover works of art that have vanished from the...

‘A fascinating and deeply rewarding book’ Adam Zamoyski, Daily Telegraph Napoleon’s Plunder chronicles one of the most spectacular art appropria...

How do experts spot masterpieces? Paintings are not always signed or noted in historical records, so how can we tell an obscure gem from an altered...

This first comprehensive analysis of the Third Reich's efforts to confiscate, loot, censor and influence art begins with a brief history of the ...

Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensifica...

One woman’s pursuit of justice leads her on a riveting adventure into the world of art trafficking.Tasoula Hadjitofi was only a child when her home...

Observer's Best Art Book of the Year, 2018In 2007, Bolton Crown Court sentenced Shaun Greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the c...