Art & Artists in Fiction (926 books)

Works of fiction about art, paintings, artists, sculptors, painters, etc.

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100	A Tempest Soul by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
102	Artemisia by Alexandra Lapierre 3.93 avg rating — 5,684 ratings score: 697, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
103	I Am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,404 ratings score: 694, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	The Women by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 11,518 ratings score: 676, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 364,639 ratings score: 671, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
106	The Muse by Jessie Burton 3.85 avg rating — 61,599 ratings score: 666, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	The Portrait by Iain Pears 3.47 avg rating — 1,984 ratings score: 664, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
108	Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland 3.81 avg rating — 6,297 ratings score: 661, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	Seek My Face by John Updike 3.37 avg rating — 954 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
110	The Collector by John Fowles 3.97 avg rating — 90,563 ratings score: 633, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	Duma Key by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 134,838 ratings score: 625, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
112	The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek 3.61 avg rating — 15,729 ratings score: 622, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	The Art Thief by Noah Charney (Goodreads Author) 3.08 avg rating — 3,615 ratings score: 621, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	The Masterpiece by Émile Zola 3.98 avg rating — 5,307 ratings score: 618, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
115	Life Class (Life Class, #1) by Pat Barker 3.62 avg rating — 5,364 ratings score: 611, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
115	Artists in Crime (Roderick Alleyn, #6) by Ngaio Marsh 4.02 avg rating — 9,686 ratings score: 611, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
117	The Vivisector by Patrick White 4.06 avg rating — 1,145 ratings score: 608, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
118	The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 62,184 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	The World to Come by Dara Horn 3.87 avg rating — 8,988 ratings score: 602, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
120	Portrait of a Conspiracy (Da Vinci's Disciples #1) by Donna Russo Morin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
121	Faking It (Dempseys, #2) by Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 19,575 ratings score: 586, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
122	Catapult Soul by Brian Celio 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 581, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
123	Murder at the National Gallery (Capital Crimes, #13) by Margaret Truman 3.65 avg rating — 901 ratings score: 580, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
124	Goya by Lion Feuchtwanger 4.32 avg rating — 1,665 ratings score: 578, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
125	To the Hilt by Dick Francis 4.17 avg rating — 8,880 ratings score: 564, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
126	The Bernini Bust (Jonathan Argyll, #3) by Iain Pears 3.62 avg rating — 1,444 ratings score: 561, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
127	Room by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 828,917 ratings score: 556, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 15,410 ratings score: 548, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
129	Diary by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 80,638 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
130	Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 94,998 ratings score: 544, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
131	Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger 3.96 avg rating — 237,120 ratings score: 543, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
132	The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac 3.81 avg rating — 6,076 ratings score: 542, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 4.15 avg rating — 60,873 ratings score: 533, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
134	The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,973 ratings score: 528, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
135	A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 68,383 ratings score: 523, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
136	The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 11,019 ratings score: 506, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
137	The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 4,176 ratings score: 493, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
137	The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26) by Agatha Christie 3.80 avg rating — 42,571 ratings score: 493, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
139	The Painter by Peter Heller 3.83 avg rating — 16,744 ratings score: 492, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
140	Regeneration (Regeneration #1) by Pat Barker 4.02 avg rating — 33,297 ratings score: 491, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 78,568 ratings score: 489, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
142	Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) by P.L. Travers 4.01 avg rating — 139,764 ratings score: 483, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
142	Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe by Dawn Tripp (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 6,092 ratings score: 483, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
144	The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt 3.71 avg rating — 8,732 ratings score: 474, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
145	The Last Nude by Ellis Avery 3.91 avg rating — 27,998 ratings score: 453, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
146	The Jump Artist by Austin Ratner 3.53 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale 3.88 avg rating — 9,089 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
148	Der Seidenfächer by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 384,360 ratings score: 445, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
149	I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño 3.77 avg rating — 8,768 ratings score: 444, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
150	Linnea im Garten des Malers by Christina Björk 4.19 avg rating — 3,628 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
151	A Trick of the Light (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #7) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 87,945 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
152	Sepulchre (Languedoc, #2) by Kate Mosse 3.80 avg rating — 22,406 ratings score: 424, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	Third Girl (Hercule Poirot, #40) by Agatha Christie 3.69 avg rating — 36,890 ratings score: 410, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
154	As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter Bruegel by Rudy Rucker 3.81 avg rating — 250 ratings score: 405, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
155	The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer 3.60 avg rating — 122,745 ratings score: 402, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
156	The Raphael Affair (Jonathan Argyll, #1) by Iain Pears 3.53 avg rating — 3,863 ratings score: 401, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	The Bobcat by Katherine Forbes Riley (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
158	The Arrow Chest by Robert Stephen Parry (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
159	The Painter From Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 4,236 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
160	The Sidewalk Artist by Gina Buonaguro (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 453 ratings score: 396, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
161	Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand 3.64 avg rating — 816 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
162	Shamrock Tea by Ciaran Carson 3.62 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 391, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe 3.71 avg rating — 7,323 ratings score: 385, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	Madame Picasso by Anne Girard (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,003 ratings score: 385, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
165	Giotto's Hand (Jonathan Argyll, #5) by Iain Pears 3.62 avg rating — 1,354 ratings score: 382, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
165	Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand 3.70 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 382, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
167	Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 146,713 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
168	The Last Van Gogh by Alyson Richman (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,308 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
169	A Painter of Our Time by John Berger 3.88 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
170	The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease 3.75 avg rating — 6,618 ratings score: 370, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	The Anatomy Lesson by Nina Siegal 3.52 avg rating — 1,829 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1) by Ali Smith 3.65 avg rating — 80,376 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
173	Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 4,312 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
173	The Art Fair by David Lipsky 3.19 avg rating — 163 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
175	Girl Reading by Katie Ward (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,593 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
175	Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 132,068 ratings score: 365, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
175	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 599,130 ratings score: 365, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
178	Music & Silence by Rose Tremain 3.95 avg rating — 4,831 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
179	Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 11,367 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
180	An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira 3.86 avg rating — 4,298 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	The Second Mrs. Gioconda by E.L. Konigsburg 3.71 avg rating — 3,237 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
182	The Muse of Edouard Manet by M. Clifford (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
182	Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.07 avg rating — 43,910 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
182	Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott 4.17 avg rating — 2,416,792 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
185	Final Curtain (Roderick Alleyn, #14) by Ngaio Marsh 4.01 avg rating — 4,796 ratings score: 350, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
186	The Ebony Tower by John Fowles 3.70 avg rating — 4,343 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
186	The Book of Evidence by John Banville 3.70 avg rating — 5,948 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
188	The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato 3.61 avg rating — 7,953 ratings score: 345, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
188	Keeping the World Away by Margaret Forster 3.83 avg rating — 1,005 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
188	Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 16,478 ratings score: 345, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
191	Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz 3.97 avg rating — 7,167 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
192	Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon, #5) by Daniel Silva 4.22 avg rating — 27,246 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
192	The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4.04 avg rating — 23,746 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
194	Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) by John Fante 4.10 avg rating — 38,759 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
195	The Last Judgement (Jonathan Argyll, #4) by Iain Pears 3.73 avg rating — 1,342 ratings score: 339, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
195	Caravaggio: A Novel by Christopher Peachment 3.57 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 339, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
197	The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico 4.15 avg rating — 5,509 ratings score: 336, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
198	The Marble Faun, or The Romance of Monte Beni by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.47 avg rating — 3,366 ratings score: 333, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
199	The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 32,799 ratings score: 331, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
200	The Bellini Madonna by Elizabeth Lowry 2.63 avg rating — 188 ratings score: 330, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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926 books · 1,100 voters · list created July 5th, 2008 by Jessica Haider (votes) .

Tags: art, artist, artists, fiction, historical-fiction, painter, painters, sculptor, sculptors

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message 1: by Thom (new)

Sep 26, 2009 06:16AM

It's hard to believe The Lost Painting is non-fiction. It doesn't belong on this list, but what-the-hell. It's not a paper-chase, it's a ....a PAINT-chase, a fabulous true story. God Bless Captain Harr !

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message 2: by Lisa (new)

Jun 21, 2010 03:36AM

I love art in books. It is so beautiful. I want to read all of the books on this list!

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message 3: by Katherine (new)

Sep 19, 2010 10:54AM

Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc

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message 4: by Lisa (new)

Sep 20, 2010 03:16AM

Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Lennigrad
The Swan Thieves

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message 5: by Katherine (new)

Sep 20, 2010 06:41AM

Hi Lisa, I, too, chose Girl with the Pearl Earring but have not read the others. I picked DaVinci Code, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Girl in Hyacinthe Blue. I wrote a little blurb with each choice. I'll have to check out your other two.

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message 6: by Lisa (new)

Sep 21, 2010 04:33AM

Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar taste. Thank you very much Katherine.

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message 7: by Cindy (new)

May 29, 2011 04:54PM

The Gardner Heist is non-fiction, not fiction.

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message 8: by Thom (new)

May 29, 2011 07:22PM

Joyce's PORTRAIT.... ?? Jessica, we need clarification here....surely you don't want books about LITERARY artists....big canna worms !

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message 9: by Velvetink (new)

May 29, 2011 07:32PM

This list alone is nearly a years worth of reading. ;0

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message 10: by Amy (new)

Jun 10, 2011 07:02AM

I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fictitious, the passion and artistic reference is so real)

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message 11: by Thom (new)

Jun 10, 2011 08:39AM

Normb4 wrote: "I love stories of paintings and artist - simply reading a history book is dull to me, but love the history and learning. To read in a story form is wonderful (Yes, I now the story part of it is fic..."

You might like the crime novels of Daniel Silva. His detective, Gabriel Allon, is an art restorer by trade.

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message 12: by Mayine (new)

Nov 25, 2011 06:20AM

Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Madonnas of Le..."

I just finished The Swan Thieves, and love, love, loved it.

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message 13: by Lisa (new)

Nov 25, 2011 04:03PM

Mayine wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Me, too, Lisa. I just said to my husband, so many books etc"

What is your favourite on the list Katherine? My top three are:
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The M..."
Me too Mayine. Have you read her other book The Historian. I loved it just as much.

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message 14: by Ben (last edited Dec 06, 2011 01:17PM) (new)

Dec 06, 2011 01:15PM

I'm surprised no one had nominated In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past): Proust 6-pack, which is widely considered one of the finest examples of the Künstlerroman novel. Well, it's there now.

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message 15: by Mayine (new)

Dec 23, 2011 01:44PM

Currently reading Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell. It's breathtakingly beautiful. Joy of joy, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art today and was able to totally immerse myself in Monet's paintings, especially the few on view there of Camille. What a thrill - each brushstroke is alive with stories of their lives, the rich history of that time, and Monet's contemporaries (Renoir, Pissarro, Bazille, Degas...) Happy day!

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message 16: by Brenda (new)

Mar 01, 2012 07:47PM

Lisa wrote: "Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with similar tast..."

The painter is based loosely on john singer Sargent

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message 17: by Lisa (new)

Mar 02, 2012 04:32PM

Brenda wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi Katherine
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'll check out your blurb. I have read the others you recommended. It is always good to get recommendations from others with ..."

Thanks Brenda. I will add it to the list.

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message 18: by Janet (new)

Apr 03, 2013 01:38PM

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message 19: by Mayine (last edited Apr 27, 2013 05:35AM) (new)

Apr 27, 2013 05:19AM

Currently reading Elizabeth Hickey's The Painted Kiss about Gustav Klimt and Emily Floge... (Klimt's beloved muse, mistress, model - she's the woman in The Kiss.) Oh my goodness... I love Hickey's writing style, the book draws you in immediately. Richly textured, very atmospheric, the beautiful descriptions of Vienna, the various characters who come to life... The beginning is wonderful... so far, a rare gem of a book.

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message 20: by Dee (new)

Jun 09, 2013 11:48AM

Irving Stone's The Agony and The Ecstasy, and Lust for Life, are my all-time favorites. BA Shapiro's The Art Forger is also really good. I just finished Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World.

Now checking into these lists, can't wait for a next good read.

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message 21: by Blind_guardian (new)

Jun 10, 2013 06:44AM

There's a book I read a few years ago whose title I can't remember for the life of me ... it's about a painter who uses magic to transfer his mind into other people's bodies. The names are vaguely Italian, and he lives for hundreds of years, 'reincarnating' himself by transferring himself into one young budding artist after another. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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message 22: by Misfit (new)

Jul 10, 2013 01:16PM

I am thinking Isn't It Pretty To Think So? doesn't quite fit this list?

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message 23: by Cindy (new)

Jul 10, 2013 01:31PM

Blind guardian - It sounds a little like a book I read by Susan Hill, but I don't remember the title.

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message 24: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 10, 2013 03:37PM

Removed Isn't It Pretty To Think So?. Spam.

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message 25: by Mojobee (new)

Feb 21, 2014 06:00AM

Hi - vast list! Just to note: #138 The Hare with the Amber Eyes is non-fiction (biography). It is an excellent book though!

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message 26: by Jorie (new)

Mar 23, 2014 08:43AM

I am in the art world and enjoy this incredible list of wonderful books. I enjoyed The Hare with the Amber Eyes as well. The author traced the Ephrussi family through many decades. Another fascinating story is The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustave Klimt"s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Blauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor. A fascinating read as well as historical story.

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message 27: by Dorothy (new)

Jun 13, 2014 01:04PM

Seven Days in the Art World by Thornton isn't fiction.

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message 28: by Glo (new)

Aug 17, 2015 12:54PM

Strapless is not fiction. It is straight up non-fiction. Why is it on this list? It is an excellent book but doesn't belong here.

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message 29: by JimbeauC (new)

Aug 06, 2017 01:10PM

I just put RUNNING, by JT Cooper on the list. It's a crime thriller wherein the main character is an artist. If anyone really wants the full scoop - www.jtcooperauthor.com
Anyway, one artist who read it said, through her husband on facebook, that JT "has the heart and mind of an artist as the author of this novel."

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