After The Bath Painting Stolen

Shapiro s the art forger algonquin books 2012 mixes elements with the 1990 theft of the isabella stewart gardner theft with the boston art world and art forgery ms.

After the bath painting stolen.

Degas depicted the woman lying on a divan while her maid dries or combs her hair. After the bath was created in 1895 by edgar degas in impressionism style. After the bath was created in 1890 by paul peel in academicism style. Edgar degas french 1834 1917 65 7 82 2 cm 25 7 8 32 3 8 in 2001 20.

Shapiro uses a fictional painting by edgar degas after the bath in this art crime novel. Vermeer the concert 1658 1660 dutch artist johannes vermeer left only a few dozen paintings behind after his. The intimate subject of this painting a woman bathing in a private interior is one that invites voyeurism. The painting was about 63 inches long 160 centimeters and 50 inches wide 109 cm.

Gardner bought it in 1922 for 17 500 and placed it in the dutch room on a small table in front of zurburán s doctor of law the painting just to the right of the stolen rembrandt seascape. Despite some promising leads in the past the gardner theft of 1990 remains unsolved. The museum the fbi and the us attorney s office are still seeking viable leads that could result in safe return of the art. The museum is offering a 10 million reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen works.

Le pigeon aux petits pois the pigeon with green peas is a 1911 painting by pablo picasso. The painting has supposedly been discarded as the thief threw it in a trash container shortly after the theft.