Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners - And the Case of the Stolen Turner

Informationen zum Autor Sandy Nairne is Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London. He was previously Director of Programmes at Tate, Director of Visual Arts for the Arts Council of Great Britain and Director of Exhibitions at the ICA, London. He has worked as a curator and writer. Klappentext A vivid! first-hand account of a hidden art world by Sandy Nairne! director of London's National Portrait Gallery. Zusammenfassung A description of the events surrounding the theft of two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner in 1994, and the subsequent pursuit, location and negotiation for their return.

Product details

• Authors: Sandy Nairne, Nairne Sandy
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9781780230207
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-020-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; ART / Business Aspects, Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks, Forgery, falsification and theft of artworks, ART / Forgeries