Provenance

Robert Moeller offers a rare “behind the scenes” view of the art world based on more than forty years’ experience in the principal art markets of the United States and Europe. Educated at Harvard, he has served as an art history professor and museum director at Duke University, and a curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Later in his career, as a private art advisor to the elite, Moeller acquired works of art at the masterpiece level for a multitude of institutional and private collections. Penned by a recognized expert in the field, "Provenance" is a culmination of Moeller’s vast knowledge of the art world coupled with his fascination with human behavior. In his time off, he spends his days in Jackson Hole visiting with his grandchildren or riding his horses.

Bob Moeller’s novel crackles with authority. He knows the ins, outs, glory, and dark underbelly of the art business. When he says this is how the dealers do it, you can be sure that this is how the dealers do it. And he is able to describe art at an emotional level most of us only dream of reaching. He also tells one heck of a story. I highly recommend Provenance! ---Tim Sandlin, novelist and screenwriter