The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer

And the chase is on. Who will end up with the van Gogh painting? 

And is it worth the chase? Is it worth the danger? Is it real or a fake?

We meet Alex Verde, who bought a painting and found there was another painting underneath. 

Then we go back to 1944 and get to see the steps the artist took to cover up his painting to hide it from the Nazis.

As you read, the indication is that it is a self portrait of Van Gogh.

Excellent research and interesting information about Van Gogh.

Even though I am a fan of art history and historical fiction, this book was confusing, difficult to follow, and lost me, and I didn't enjoy the book that much.  3/5

Thanks to the publisher for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.