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An extraordinary memoir of fortune, fraud, and the master of modern art
Art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions in modern art, but he sold only one name: Salvador Dalí. The surrealist painter’s work was a hot commodity for the newly rich, investors, and shady businessmen looking to launder their black-market cash. Stan didn’t mind looking the additional way; he just hoped the buyers would look the additional way as well. The artworks he sold came from some very questionable sources, but he soon learned that the shadiest source of all was Dalí himself.
The more successful Stan became, the quicker he came to Dalí, until he found himself living next door to the aging actor, in the Catalonian hills. Even as hiding from Interpol’s detectives, Stan spent his time with the artists, musicians, business associates, and eccentrics who surrounded Dalí. He learned about Dalí’s secret history, the studio of artists who produced his work, and the moneymaking machine that kept Dalí’s overdone lifestyle afloat long after his creativity started to be in difficulties.
Dalí & I offers a behind-the-scenes view of the commerce and conspiracy that go hand in hand in the international art world, written by a man who has been to the top only to learn that it’s not so different from the bottom.
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