Sunday, September 18, 2011

Book: Vanished Smile by RA Scotti



"Vanished Smile" came out in 2009, and I wish more of a fuss was made about it. This is a great read about an event that many are unaware of.

This is another book begging for the movie treatment.

Not to give to much away (because you should go out and read this book yourself) but someone literally walked in to the Louvre and walked of with the Mona Lisa.

I was surprised to read about how casual security was in 1911. Artist could come in and work right there, and photographers could just take a work of art off the wall to go photograph it somewhere else.

Picasso was one suspect!

Obviously, the painting was eventually found, and the thief tried to justify his actions as political.

Just as fascinating, is the plan one criminal proposed to take the painting, and then to pass off several other copies to other collectors as the real thing.

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