He worked out of a shed in his parents back yard producing painting, sketches, bronzes, sculptures, a bust of. Memoir of one of britains most successful and infamous art forgers allen and unwin, which he began writing while in. In 2007 shaun greenhalgh was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. Pdf a forger s tale download full pdf book download.
A forgers tale shaun greenhalgh 9781925575200 netgalley. A forgers tale confessions of the bolton forger book. A forgers tale, confessions of the bolton forger by shaun. In it, greenhalgh gives the story of his life, with a heavy emphasis on his main trade.
Waldemar januszczak in 2007 shaun greenhalgh was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. Sloan an art memoir with a difference, a forgers tale doesnt trace the life and work of a celebrated artist, but that of shaun greenhalgh, one of britains most infamous art forgers. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh shiny new books. Greenhalgh is considered britains best forger, and was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison in 2007, where he wrote his hit memoir, a forgers tale. In 2007, a judge at bolton crown court sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. A forger s tale pdf download full pdf read book page. During the court case, the breadth of his forgeries shocked the art world and tantalised the media. In 2007, bolton crown court sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for.
Confessions of the bolton forger allen and unwin, 2017. Shaun greenhalghs a forgers tale is an art memoir with a difference february, 2019 march 2, 2019 jodie sloan an art memoir with a difference, a forgers tale doesnt trace the life and work of a celebrated artist, but that of shaun greenhalgh, one of britains most infamous art forgers. An art memoir with a difference, a forgers tale doesnt trace the life and work of a celebrated artist, but that of shaun greenhalgh, one of britains most infamous art forgers. Shaun greenhalgh is the author of a forgers tale 3. The defence lawyer andrew nutall characterized shaun greenhalgh as a shy, introverted person, obsessed with one outlook and that was his garden shed. The memoir of one of britains most successful and infamous art forgers by shaun greenhalgh. Confessions of the bolton forger kindle edition by greenhalgh, shaun. A forgers tale shaun greenhalgh 9781760295226 allen.
Confessions of the bolton forger may be the first and last art book i will read that was written in prison. Working out of a shed in his parents garden, greenhalgh had s. Waldemar januszczak the extraordinary story of one of the greatest living art forgers, who fooled the worlds art experts whilst working from a shed in the garden of his parents house in bolton, england. He bought the piece of stone in scotland, when the divine janey was by his side and the young love of his life was alive. This general hatred became a need to shame the art world and show them up, but this was denied by greenhalgh in his autobiography, a forgers tale. A forgers tale book austin public library bibliocommons. Written in prison, a forgers tale details shauns notorious career and the extraordinary circumstances that led to it. I well remember the documentary on tv and the comedydrama a short time after. In addition to the inner workings of the art world, there is something for business people to learn. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh overdrive rakuten. Confessions of the bolton forger by shaun greenhalgh will feature on the radio 2 fact not fiction book club on thursday 8 june you can win 10 copies of this fascinating book for your reading group, and we also have an exclusive extract for you to read a forgers tale. Its the story he wrote in prison after the 2007 conviction for crimes that he details in the book.
Description a forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh in 2007, bolton crown court in the united kingdom sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. In 2007, bolton crown court sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of produci. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a forgers tale. During the court case, the details of his widescale activities as a forger had shocked the art world. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh shaun greenhalgh is the bolton forger and he wrote this book while in prison for, you guessed it, forgery. Greenhalgh saves for the end of his book the tale of how he wasted a precious piece of imperial porphyry for which he paid, in 1975, the price of a house.
Working from a shed in his parents garden, greenhalgh could. Lowry paintings, from busts of american presidents to anglosaxon brooches, from cuttingedge modernism to the ancient art of the stone age, greenhalgh could and did copy it all. Read a forgers tale confessions of the bolton forger by shaun greenhalgh available from rakuten kobo. Shaun greenhalgh reveals how he did it and why in a book, a forgers tale. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh and waldemar januszczak. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh, waldemar januszczak. The book is shaun greenhalghs version of the whole story and a very good read it is. Working out of a shed in his parents garden, greenhalgh had successfully fooled some of the worlds greatest museums. Forgers tale shaun greenhalgh, waldemar januszczak observers best art book of the year, 2018in 2007, bolton crown court sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. A working class kid from englands north west, whose backyard workshop was jokingly referred by police as the northern annex of the british museum, greenhalgh seemed an unlikely candidate for swindling.
Working from a shed in his parents garden, greenhalgh could and did copy it all, from busts of american presidents to da vinci drawings, anglosaxon brooches to l. A forgers tale was written in prison, while shaun greenhalgh, now aged 57, served fourandahalf years for selling fake art treasures. The latter is the world which shaun greenhalgh illuminates in his book, a forgers tale. Consequently bought a forgers tale from amazon in kindle version. Shaun greenhalgh born 1960 is a british artist and former art forger. He was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in 2006 after years of hoodwinking art dealers and museums with all manner of his recreations. A forgers tale ebook by shaun greenhalgh rakuten kobo. Observers best art book of the year, 2018 in 2007, bolton crown court sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eigh. In 2007, bolton crown court in the united kingdom sentenced shaun greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing artistic forgeries. A forgers tale by shaun greenhalgh is an art memoir with a difference june 14, 2017 jodie b. A forgers tale ebook by shaun greenhalgh 9781925575200.
358 937 225 857 1517 529 1369 1292 608 972 1122 919 1548 19 881 330 1161 1074 1548 1020 1094 430 941 807 295 523 40