Art & Artists in Fiction (926 books)

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

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201	Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov 4.01 avg rating — 21,048 ratings score: 326, 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
202	The Recognitions by William Gaddis 4.21 avg rating — 6,246 ratings score: 321, 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
203	The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 25,860 ratings score: 320, 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
204	With Violets by Elizabeth Robards 3.61 avg rating — 802 ratings score: 316, 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
205	Ivy by Julie Hearn 3.36 avg rating — 1,572 ratings score: 311, 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
206	I Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira 3.67 avg rating — 5,668 ratings score: 308, 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
207	The Angel of Innisfree by Patrick F. Rooney (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 299, and 3 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
208	Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 1,445 ratings score: 298, 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
209	Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 585,541 ratings score: 294, 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
209	Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief (Mrs. Pollifax, #10) by Dorothy Gilman 4.03 avg rating — 4,955 ratings score: 294, 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
211	Nostalgia by Jonathan Buckley 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 293, and 3 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
212	The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #5) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 94,477 ratings score: 291, 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
212	La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 6,915 ratings score: 291, and 3 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
214	Death at the Bar (Roderick Alleyn, #9) by Ngaio Marsh 3.84 avg rating — 3,573 ratings score: 290, 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
215	Spending by Mary Gordon 3.74 avg rating — 930 ratings score: 286, and 3 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
216	Depths of Glory: A Biographical Novel of Camille Pissarro by Irving Stone 4.09 avg rating — 771 ratings score: 285, 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
216	Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn, #25) by Ngaio Marsh 4.14 avg rating — 4,889 ratings score: 285, 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
218	Stealing Athena by Karen Essex (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 1,453 ratings score: 284, 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
219	Fugitive Colors (Sigrid Harald, #8) by Margaret Maron 4.07 avg rating — 848 ratings score: 281, 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
219	The Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 1,884 ratings score: 281, 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
221	Leaving Van Gogh by Carol Wallace (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,577 ratings score: 279, and 3 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
222	Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) by Talia Hibbert (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 204,918 ratings score: 277, and 3 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
223	The Bird Artist by Howard Norman 3.83 avg rating — 4,013 ratings score: 275, and 3 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
224	Rodin's Lover by Heather Webb (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,465 ratings score: 272, 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
224	With You Forever (Bergman Brothers, #4) by Chloe Liese (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 28,191 ratings score: 272, and 3 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
226	Karte und Gebiet by Michel Houellebecq 3.95 avg rating — 24,380 ratings score: 271, and 3 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
226	Still Lives by Maria Hummel (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 33,602 ratings score: 271, and 3 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
228	The Painter of Battles by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.66 avg rating — 5,005 ratings score: 269, 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
229	Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6) by Margery Allingham 3.92 avg rating — 3,202 ratings score: 268, and 3 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
229	Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 104,748 ratings score: 268, and 3 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
229	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 390,641 ratings score: 268, and 3 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
232	A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 4,888 ratings score: 263, and 3 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
233	Ish by Peter H. Reynolds 4.38 avg rating — 12,002 ratings score: 262, and 3 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
234	Still Life Paintings by Karen Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 261, and 3 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
235	Trilby by George du Maurier 3.31 avg rating — 1,497 ratings score: 258, and 3 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
236	Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,951 ratings score: 255, and 3 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
237	A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 133,109 ratings score: 250, and 3 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
238	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.17 avg rating — 1,435,406 ratings score: 247, and 3 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
239	Still Life by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 2,572 ratings score: 245, and 3 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
239	War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans 3.92 avg rating — 12,019 ratings score: 245, and 3 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
239	X (Kinsey Millhone, #24) by Sue Grafton 3.92 avg rating — 37,499 ratings score: 245, and 3 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
239	The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga 3.61 avg rating — 3,482 ratings score: 245, and 3 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
243	The Girl in the Green Glass Mirror by Elizabeth McGregor 3.35 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 240, and 3 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
243	The Fallen Angel (Gabriel Allon, #12) by Daniel Silva 4.21 avg rating — 29,869 ratings score: 240, and 3 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
245	Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth 3.24 avg rating — 765 ratings score: 236, and 3 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
246	The Calder Game (Chasing Vermeer, #3) by Blue Balliett 3.87 avg rating — 6,481 ratings score: 235, and 3 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
246	The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing 3.77 avg rating — 24,413 ratings score: 235, and 3 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
248	The Underpainter by Jane Urquhart 3.67 avg rating — 2,909 ratings score: 232, and 3 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
249	A Curious Earth (The Jones Trilogy, #3) by Gerard Woodward (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 230, and 3 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
250	Skin by Kathe Koja (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,235 ratings score: 226, and 3 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
250	Arrogance by Joanna Scott 3.61 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 226, and 3 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
252	The Wayward Muse by Elizabeth Hickey 3.42 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 222, and 3 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
252	The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 4.15 avg rating — 29,496 ratings score: 222, and 3 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
254	Baby Doll Games (Sigrid Harald #5) by Margaret Maron 3.93 avg rating — 591 ratings score: 220, and 3 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
255	The Needle in the Blood by Sarah Bower 3.47 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 215, and 3 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
256	Black As He's Painted (Roderick Alleyn, #28) by Ngaio Marsh 3.80 avg rating — 2,258 ratings score: 202, and 3 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
256	For the Love of Art by Janet Goodfriend (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 202, and 3 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
258	A Kiss Before You Leave Me by James Hulbert (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Stained Glass Summer by Mindy Hardwick (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	The Geometry of God by Uzma Aslam Khan (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Blue Nude by Elizabeth Rosner (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 438 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Portrait of a Girl Running (Portraits, #1) by J.B. Chicoine (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Van Gogh Today by Liesbeth Heenk (Goodreads Author) (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	The Demarcation of Jack (Fractured Fidelities Trilogy, #1) by Dana Bennett 4.04 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Little Woman in Blue by Jeannine Atkins (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	The French Impressionist by Rebecca Bischoff (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	A Place to Remember by Jenn J. McLeod (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After, #3) by Tessa Dare (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 45,849 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Twelve Bar Blues by Patrick Neate 3.90 avg rating — 824 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
258	Art & Sandcastle, Memoire: My Book isn't strong enough to stop a bullet but it's nice enough to attract your attention by Mr Didier Yves Jégaden it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
271	Portrait of a Murder (Dulcie Chambers Mysteries, #1) by Kerry J. Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
271	From the Murky Deep (Dulcie Chambers Mysteries, #2) by Kerry J. Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
271	Island of Glass (The Age of Magic:The Glassmakers Book 1) by Ruth Nestvold (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
271	L’Origine: The Secret Life of the World’s Most Erotic Masterpiece by Lilianne Milgrom (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
275	Portrait of a Protégé (Portraits, #2) by J.B. Chicoine (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 198, and 2 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
275	Van Gogh durera toujours: Nouvelles by Kelly Rappleye 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 198, and 2 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
275	Marrying Mozart by Stephanie Cowell (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 2,184 ratings score: 198, and 2 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
275	God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1) by Rina Kent (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 232,300 ratings score: 198, and 2 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
279	The Printmaker's Daughter by Katherine Govier (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 943 ratings score: 197, and 2 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
279	Sphinx by Robin Cook (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 4,879 ratings score: 197, and 3 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
279	Murder at the Gardner (Homer Kelly, #7) by Jane Langton 3.67 avg rating — 343 ratings score: 197, and 3 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
279	One Day Fiance by Lauren Landish (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 5,162 ratings score: 197, and 2 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
283	Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick 3.71 avg rating — 11,874 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
283	In the Night Cafe by Joyce Johnson 3.73 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
283	Lonely Beard (Mail Order Mountain, #2) by Cassie Mint (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,646 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
286	Modern Art by Evelyn Toynton 3.44 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 194, and 2 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
287	Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,196 ratings score: 193, and 2 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
287	An Equal Stillness by Francesca Kay 3.97 avg rating — 1,573 ratings score: 193, and 2 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
287	Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac 4.16 avg rating — 12,300 ratings score: 193, and 2 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
287	The Pornographer of Vienna by Crofts, Lewis (2008) Paperback by Lewis Crofts 3.67 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 193, and 2 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
287	Summer in February by Jonathan Smith 3.68 avg rating — 828 ratings score: 193, and 2 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
292	The garden of earthly delights by Nicholas Salaman 3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 192, and 2 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
292	Sheltered by Alexa Riley (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 5,354 ratings score: 192, and 2 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
294	In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper by Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 1,847 ratings score: 191, and 2 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
295	How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall 3.58 avg rating — 1,310 ratings score: 190, and 2 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
295	The Maid's Request by Michèle Desbordes 3.04 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 190, and 2 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
295	The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 192,331 ratings score: 190, and 2 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
295	The Strays by Emily Bitto 3.84 avg rating — 6,295 ratings score: 190, and 2 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
299	Masterpiece by Miranda Glover 3.55 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 189, and 2 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
299	Last Resort (The Collector Trilogy, #3) by Amelia Wilde (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,527 ratings score: 189, and 2 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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