Synopsis
Sixteen famous paintings from collections around the world have been stolen and replaced with clever forgeries. Now these fake paintings, along with sixteen others, are going up for auction. After an anonymous tip, the reader has to come to the rescue! By comparing the paintings to the originals, the reader has all the clues to figure out which paintings are real and which are fakes. Including work by the world's most famous artists, this book is part mystery, part puzzle, part art reference book, and all-over fun!
Publishers Weekly
Young art sleuths can join Henry Hammer on the trail to track down forged masterpieces in Art Auction Mystery: Find the Fakes, Save the Sale! by Anna Nilsen, also author of Art Fraud Detective and The Great Art Scandal. In the first eight pages, readers get clues and information about expert forgers; text bubbles within story blocks create a comic-book format. The remainder of the book divides the pages into two parts. The top portions display the Great Art Auction-the paintings being sold. The lower portion shows the original paintings-as they should appear. Readers have to guess which paintings from the auction are real, and find the mistakes in the others, and tally their worth. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.