Publisher's Synopsis
In the early 1920s, the immaculate gentleman Jacques Doucet descends into the world of anarchist art, the occult, and the dark turmoil of his past-marked by the death of his beloved Madame R. A disastrous journey compels the couturier and patron of the arts to confront the celebrated bohemians of the city, including Max Jacob, André Breton, and Picasso. When troubled Doucet acquires the world's most dangerous painting, it causes him to hack at the root of Picasso's darkest secrets, unveiling modern art's incredible genesis.
