In Praise of Truth: The Personal Account of Theodore Marklund, Picture-Framer

Torgny Lindgren
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Marklund the picture-framer sinks all his savings into a Madonna by Dardel. Suddenly the picture makes a duplicate appearance, in the studio of the man with the goatee beard, the tax authorities confiscate the original and the sitter's son turns up asserting it is stolen property.
Genres: ArtFictionSweden
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