The Devil Wears Rothko: Inside The Art Scandal that Rocked the World

Summary

Based on the acclaimed documentary, Made You Look, The Devil Wears Rothko goes inside a massive art scandal to expose the criminal masterminds, the complicit players that looked the other way, and the greedy collectors who were prepared to accept promise over provenance to elevate their collection and status. Avrich traces the forgeries in delicious detail and chronicles the often dramatic and hilarious trial through the eyes of its key players including defendants, victims, lawyers, and expert witnesses.

Featuring new evidence and spectacular interviews that have never previously been seen or heard from collectors, victims, criminal masterminds, and their lawyers, The Devil Wears Rothko makes you the detective, prosecutor, and defense lawyer as you explore the crime and characters and while confronting the biggest question of all: Did the Knoedler Gallery know they were selling fakes and were they complicit in the scheme that fooled billionaires, collectors, art experts, and renowned museums?

The Devil Wears Rothko is the ultimate crime thriller that exposes how even the 1 percent are susceptible to falling prey to greed and ambition even from those that they see coming.

“The Devil Wears Rothko is a deep dive into a fascinating story of greed and duplicity in the art. A must-read for those interested in true crime, art forgery, and the lines people will cross to get what they want.”—B.A. Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger