An edition of Solar dance (2012)
Solar dance
genius, forgery, and the crisis of truth in the modern age
By Modris Eksteins
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Language
eng
Pages
355
Description:
A consideration of how the growth in popularity of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and the trial of Otto Wacker for forgery, resulted in an examination of truth and authenticity during and after the Second World War.
subjects: Intellectual life, Public opinion, Authenticity (Philosophy), ART, History, Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), Gogh, vincent van, 1853-1890, Germany, intellectual life, Modern History, Influence, World War, 1939-1945, Modern Civilization, Histoire, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Civilisation
People: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Otto Wacker (1898-1970)
Places: Germany
Times: 20th century