Dominic Smith: Dutch Masters & Deceit

In Dominic Smith’s spellbinding new novel, The Last Painting of Sarah De Vos, one 17th-century painting changes the course of three lives: the woman who paints it, the lawyer who inherits it, and the art history student who forges it. Author Ben Fountain praised it, saying it is “quite simply, one of the best novels I have ever read, and as close to perfect as any book I’m likely to encounter in my reading live.” Fountain and DMA Chief Conservator Mark Leonard will join Smith on-stage in conversation. The author of three previous novels and the recipient of Dobie Paisano and Michener fellowships, Smith grew up in Australia and now lives in Austin.