Gino, the Countess and Chagall

by Leonard Lamensdorf and Len Lamensdorf

A rugged Italian peasant; a scheming, vicious friend of the family; a kindly monk; rich, beautiful women; the intriguing art world of Florence and Paris in the 1950s and 60s...these are the elements... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966974166
• ISBN13: 9780966974164
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Seascape Press Ltd.
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding novel of peace & war, love & hate, art & artists

Gino, The Countess & Chagall is a deeply engaging novel set in post-World War II Italy and France. A world of art and artists where Gino, a former soldier, becomes a lowly assistant to a master artist who is restoring one of Italy's great frescoes. Gino then moves on to Paris where he struggles for artistic recognition and support in his own right. A scheming half-brother, a vulnerable sister, a series of art masters, beautiful women comprise a memorable cast of characters in this outstanding novel of war and peace, love and hate, art and artists.