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xviii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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To catch a spider -- Frame by frame : creating the perfect storm for fraud -- A real market for fake art -- The provenance of pedigree : the rise of the Knoedler Gallery -- An imperfect reputation -- Ann Freedman : born to sell -- Bonnie, Clyde, and a master forger : a Hollywood casting dream come true -- The con is on -- Born again, to sell -- A house of beautiful cards -- I will set you on fire : a collector's scorn -- A pound of flesh by design -- The trial of the century -- The aftermath
"Charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Gallery, one of New York's oldest and most prestigious art galleries, with detailed and salacious insight into the art fraud scandal of the century."--Publisher