Velázquez desaparecido / The Vanishing Velazquez (La obsesion de un librero con un pintor y una obra de arte perdida)

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Overview

Velázquez desaparecido, una emocionante indagación en el complejo significado de la autenticidad, rastrea la inquebrantable determinación que impulsa a artistas y coleccionistas, y viaja de la extravagante corte española de la década de 1700 a las despiadadas casas de subastas de Londres y Nueva York en el siglo XIX.

En 1845, el librero inglés John Snare se topó con el retrato ennegrecido de un príncipe. Al sospechar que podía tratarse de un Velázquez perdido mucho tiempo atrás, compró el cuadro y se propuso averiguar su extraña historia. Cuando Laura Cumming tropezó a su vez con la historia de John Snare, emprendió su propia búsqueda, cuyo objeto incluía tanto la vida del librero como la vida y obra de Velázquez, un pintor tan maravilloso como escurridizo.

Velázquez desaparecido recoge esta enigmática historia y, además, constituye un magnífico acercamiento a la figura del pintor español que cambiará para siempre nuestra apreciación de su obra.

Reseñas:
«Velázquez desaparecido no solo es una apasionante historia detectivesca y una brillante reconstrucción de una controversia artística, sino que también es un homenaje a la obra de Velázquez, escrito por una crítica absolutamente hechizada por su genio, del mismo modo que los lectores quedarán hechizados por su libro.»
Colm Tóibín

«Ingenioso e intrigante. Cumming entreteje las dos historias -la de Snare y la de Velázquez- con tal sutileza que se iluminan entre sí de manera sorprendente.»
Mark Hudson, The Daily Telegraph

«Una historia extraordinaria. Este estupendo libro es muchas cosas, un estudio de la obsesión, un canto de alabanza a un artista de genio, una historia de detectives y, para el autor, un exorcismo de la pena.»
Honor Clerk, The Spectator

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A thrilling investigation into the complex meaning of authenticity and the unshakable determination that drives both artists and collectors of their work, The Vanishing Velázquez is a "brilliant" (The Atlantic) tale of mystery and detection, of tragic mishaps and mistaken identities, of class, politics, snobbery, crime, and almost farcical accident that reveals how one historic masterpiece was crafted and lost, and how far one man would go to redeem it. Laura Cumming's book is "sumptuous...A gleaming work of someone at the peak of her craft" (The New York Times).

This book title, Velázquez desaparecido / The Vanishing Velazquez (La obsesion de un librero con un pintor y una obra de arte perdida), ISBN: 9788430618200, by Laura Cumming, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (March 28, 2017) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Author:
Laura Cumming
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
336
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial (March 28, 2017)
Language:
Spanish
ISBN-13:
9788430618200
ISBN-10:
8430618201
Dimensions:
6.22" x 9.69" x 1.02"
Case Pack:
14
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Discount Code:
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Audience:
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Country of Origin:
Spain
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