An Object of Beauty
Published in 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-3996-1753-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Think The Devil Wears Prada with paintbrushes' Grazia
Lacey Yeager is beautiful, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the New York art world by storm.
She sparkles in auction houses, selling Old Master paintings to the fabulously wealthy, and in edgy Downtown galleries, filled with Hirsts and Warhols. Charming men and women, old and young, rich and even richer, Lacey's ascendancy seems assured.
But when the art world bubble looks set to burst, a secret from her past rears its head, threatening to undermine everything she has worked for . . .
Lacey Yeager is beautiful, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the New York art world by storm.
She sparkles in auction houses, selling Old Master paintings to the fabulously wealthy, and in edgy Downtown galleries, filled with Hirsts and Warhols. Charming men and women, old and young, rich and even richer, Lacey's ascendancy seems assured.
But when the art world bubble looks set to burst, a secret from her past rears its head, threatening to undermine everything she has worked for . . .
Reviews / Votes
An astringently witty tour of Manhattan's extravagantly booming auction houses, pricey little galleries and their glitzy hinterland. En route, modish fads and fraudulence, vacuous collectors, dubious sales-room operators and artists who are dab hands at self-promotion are deftly impaled. -- Peter Kemp * SUNDAY TIMES * Effortlessly stylish ... Martin is so multitalented as to make you sick -- Alfred Hickling * GUARDIAN * Gripping * DAILY EXPRESS * Told with charm and pizzaz -- Emma Hagestadt * INDEPENDENT *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-1753-6 (9781399617536)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Steve Martin
An Object of Beauty
E-Book
11/2010
1st Edition
Weidenfeld and Nicholson
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Steve Martin is one of today's most talented performers. His huge successes as a film actor include such credits as ROXANNE, FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PARENTHOOD and THE SPANISH PRISONER. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for comedy albums. In addition to the bestselling PURE DRIVEL, he has written several plays, including Picasso at the Lapin Agile and the highly acclaimed novels, SHOPGIRL and THE PLEASURE OF MY COMPANY. His work appears in THE NEW YORKER and the NEW YORK TIMES. He is an avid and knowledgeable collector of art.