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'When the daughter of an old Florentine family dies, she leaves a bequest to her lover Max Mather, an American art historian who has been managing the family's rare art collection. Mather is left with two priceless artworks by the great Renaissance master Raphael—without the family's knowledge. As Mather contrives to have the artworks discovered at auction in New York, big-time collectors, dealers and auctioneers are drawn into his game. In trying to out-deal the deal-makers, he becomes embroiled in a tangled web surrounding the brutal murder of a promiscuous Manhattan painter, Madeleine Bayard. The two stories intertwine in this fast-paced tale of intrigue and murder in the international art world.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
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Dedication: For my new grand-daughters Siobhan and Natascha Louise.
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Epigraph: 'The study of the beautiful is a duel in which the artist cries out in terror before he is vanquished.' Baudelaire, An Artist's Confession.
'People always confuse the man and the artist because chance has united them in the same body.' Jules Renard, Journal.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Art is Long, Money Short
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 9 June 1991; (p. 12)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Inside Homicide : A Killing Insight
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 10-11 February 1990; (p. 8)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Lightweight Material from Three Heavies
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 November 1988; (p. 91)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Nice Work If You Can Get It
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Con Man Caught in His Own Web
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 October 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel
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Veterans' Class
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 November vol. 110 no. 5645 1988; (p. 134)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Yes, But is it Money?
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Listener , 17-23 December no. 21 1988; (p. 46)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Con Man Caught in His Own Web
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 October 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Nice Work If You Can Get It
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Lightweight Material from Three Heavies
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 November 1988; (p. 91)
— Review of Masterclass 1988 single work novel -
Make a Lunch Date With Morris West
1988
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 November 1988; (p. 89) -
A Master of Class
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 November 1988; (p. 4)
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cUnited States of America (USA),cAmericas,
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cItaly,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cSwitzerland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1980s