El rapto del cisne

When Robert Oliver, a renowned painter, attempts to destroy a painting on display at the National Gallery of Art, the only explanation he offers, before falling into unfathomable silence, is as enigmatic as it is incomplete: "I did it for her." But who is she? Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, convinced that he can make a stone talk, can't get anything out of his mysterious patient. Driven by a professional curiosity that slowly turns into an irresistible obsession, Marlow embarks on a relentless search for answers that leads him to investigate the women in Oliver's life and delve into the disturbed landscapes of the painter's mind. Until love letters more than a century old lead him to discover a hidden story of dramatic betrayals and secret passions that had taken place in late 19th century France, a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism that may contain the key to the mystery of Oliver.