{"product_id":"a-small-unsigned-painting-stephen-scheding","title":"A Small Unsigned Painting - Stephen Scheding","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eA Small Unsigned Painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eStephen Scheding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"144\"\u003ePublisher: Vintage \/ Random House Australia\u003cbr data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eFirst Published: 1998\u003cbr data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eISBN: 0 09 183647 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"448\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear and minor creasing to covers with some edge wear from age and reading. Binding remains solid and pages are clean and readable throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"734\"\u003ePart detective story, part art history, and part personal obsession, \u003cem data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"546\"\u003eA Small Unsigned Painting\u003c\/em\u003e follows Australian collector and historian \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eStephen Scheding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e as he attempts to identify the creator of a mysterious unsigned painting purchased at a Melbourne auction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003eBelieving the work may be connected to renowned Australian artist \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLloyd Rees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Scheding embarks on an investigation through archives, X-rays, forgotten histories, and the hidden stories behind the Australian modernist art world of the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eAs the mystery deepens, the book becomes more than an inquiry into authorship. It explores how paintings acquire meaning and value, how memory shapes cultural history, and how art can carry traces of love, tragedy, and personal identity across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49098568532191,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5887.jpg?v=1778151173","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/a-small-unsigned-painting-stephen-scheding","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}