{"product_id":"portrait-in-red-a-paris-obsession-9781597146494","title":"Portrait in Red: A Paris Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe quest to uncover the history of a mysterious painting, and a joyous exploration of art in the twentieth century and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile wandering the streets of Paris in 2015, L. John Harris finds an abandoned, unfinished, and strangely compelling painting. The subject: a girl wearing a bright-red head covering, fixing her viewer with a foreboding gaze. The painting bears no signature, only the date: January 12, 1935. Harris, a journalist and illustrator, embarks on a multi-year quest to uncover the story behind this painting. His sleuthing has given birth to \u003ci\u003ePortrait in Red\u003c\/i\u003e, a wide-ranging exploration of art and its enduring mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wit and a contagious enthusiasm, Harris traces unexpected connections between Paris on the eve of World War II, his bohemian life in the San Francisco Bay Area, the aura of original paintings, the magic of found objects, and the aesthetics of a perfect croque monsieur. \u003ci\u003ePortrait in Red \u003c\/i\u003ewill delight lovers of Edmund de Waal's \u003ci\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e or Michael Finkel's \u003ci\u003eThe Art Thief\u003c\/i\u003e. By turns heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny, it is an existential detective story, set among world tragedies, art-historical epiphanies, and comic hijinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. John Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heyday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.59w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597146494","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43255980130441,"sku":"9781597146494","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6179f09f-d5f7-428d-bbdc-d56a3941bacb.jpg?v=1736234110","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/portrait-in-red-a-paris-obsession-9781597146494","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}