Vanished Smile

Explore the mystery of the most audacious art theft in history in this thrilling book. In 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre, sending shockwaves across the world. Suspects included young provocateurs of a new art like Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire. For over two years, the painting remained missing, leaving the art world in mourning, until she reemerged as the most familiar and lasting icon of all time. Vanished Smile is part love story, part mystery, and an ingeniously realized account of a world in transition.