The Resource Portrait of an unknown lady : a novel, María Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
Portrait of an unknown lady : a novel, María Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
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- Summary
- "In the Buenos Aires art world, a master forger has achieved legendary status. Rumored to be a woman, she specializes in canvases by the painter Mariette Lydis, a portraitist of Argentinean high society. But who is this absurdly gifted creator of counterfeits? What motivates her? And what is her link to the community of artists who congregate, night after night, in a strange establishment called the Hotel Melancólico? On the trail of this mysterious forger is our narrator, an art critic and auction house employee through whose hands counterfeit works have passed. As she begins to take on the role of art-world detective, adopting her own methods of deception and manipulation, she warns us "not to proceed in expectation of names, numbers or dates... My techniques are those of the impressionist." Driven by obsession and full of subtle surprise, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a highly seductive and enveloping meditation on what we mean by "authenticity" in art, and a captivating exploration of the gap between what is lived and what is told"--
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Extent
- 177 pages
- Note
- "First published in Spain in 2018 by Editorial Anagrama"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781646220328
- Label
- Portrait of an unknown lady : a novel
- Title
- Portrait of an unknown lady
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- María Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Subject
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- Argentina
- Argentina -- Fiction
- Argentina -- Fiction
- Art -- Faux -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Art -- Forgeries
- Art -- Forgeries -- Fiction
- Art critics
- Art critics -- Fiction
- Art critics -- Fiction
- Critiques d'art -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Experts -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Fiction
- Fictional Work
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970 -- Fiction
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970 -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Novels
- Novels
- Novels
- Romans
- Art -- Forgeries -- Fiction
- Appraisers
- Appraisers -- Fiction
- Appraisers -- Fiction
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "In the Buenos Aires art world, a master forger has achieved legendary status. Rumored to be a woman, she specializes in canvases by the painter Mariette Lydis, a portraitist of Argentinean high society. But who is this absurdly gifted creator of counterfeits? What motivates her? And what is her link to the community of artists who congregate, night after night, in a strange establishment called the Hotel Melancólico? On the trail of this mysterious forger is our narrator, an art critic and auction house employee through whose hands counterfeit works have passed. As she begins to take on the role of art-world detective, adopting her own methods of deception and manipulation, she warns us "not to proceed in expectation of names, numbers or dates... My techniques are those of the impressionist." Driven by obsession and full of subtle surprise, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a highly seductive and enveloping meditation on what we mean by "authenticity" in art, and a captivating exploration of the gap between what is lived and what is told"--
- Assigning source
- Amazon.com
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gainza, María
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- In English, translated from the Spanish
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Bunstead, Thomas,
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lydis, Mariette
- Lydis, Mariette
- Art
- Appraisers
- Art critics
- Argentina
- Art
- Experts
- Critiques d'art
- Appraisers
- Art critics
- Art
- Argentina
- Label
- Portrait of an unknown lady : a novel, María Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Note
- "First published in Spain in 2018 by Editorial Anagrama"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1258219883
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781646220328
- Lccn
- 2021940576
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1258219883
- Label
- Portrait of an unknown lady : a novel, María Gainza ; translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
- Note
- "First published in Spain in 2018 by Editorial Anagrama"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1258219883
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781646220328
- Lccn
- 2021940576
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1258219883
Subject
- Argentina
- Argentina -- Fiction
- Argentina -- Fiction
- Art -- Faux -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Art -- Forgeries
- Art -- Forgeries -- Fiction
- Art critics
- Art critics -- Fiction
- Art critics -- Fiction
- Critiques d'art -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Experts -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Fiction
- Fictional Work
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970 -- Fiction
- Lydis, Mariette, 1887-1970 -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Novels
- Novels
- Novels
- Romans
- Art -- Forgeries -- Fiction
- Appraisers
- Appraisers -- Fiction
- Appraisers -- Fiction
Genre
- Novels
- Romans
- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Mystery fiction
- Fictional Work
- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
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