“I thought…” Lou nodded. “Okay, I guess if you’re going to find stolen and forged art, you have to know what you’re looking at.”
“Yes. I’m an accredited member of the Appraisers Association, as well as several other organizations. Be that as it may, I was asked to appraise the man’s collection. The only piece that didn’t pass inspection was the Bramer.”
“Does Hanks always use the same painting? Not physically the same one, obviously, but the same subject? For instance, the type of historical scene Bramer is noted for?”
“He does. Back to what I was telling you. Once I determined the Bramer was a forgery, I set to work going through the file my friend had on the painting. There were appraisal and provenance papers, which I knew had to be fakes, since the painting was. There was also a bil
