Download or read book The Unknown Night written by Glyn Vincent and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape was sold at auction for a record price for a painting by a living American artist. Yet at the time of his triumph, Blakelock was confined in a psychiatric hospital. This remarkable biography chronicles the life, times, and madness of one of America's most celebrated--and exploited--painters. Full-color illustrations.