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A curious read, in that the breath-taking amount of research actually takes away from the story. Every aspect of the painting's sale history meets up with a meticulous wall of research, so that while I feel I know the how's and why's of the paintings travels, I don't feel like I know its life.

Still, taken in small doses (the only way possible, because a wealth of details can never lead to a crescendo) this book does serve up some interest. Even though I know the painting still exists in today's world, I was horrified as it fell into the hands of Hermann Goring and the Nazi's as part of the "degenerate art" roundup.