In the Unknown Masterpiece, canvas lives as much as his painter. Wanting to always do better, other characters in Balzac character, like Balthazar in Seeking the Absolute for example, or Raphael's La Peau de chagrin, the painter eventually get after many layers, retouches and a leader recouches -d'oeuvre ... he said, blinded by his passion. A short novel that focuses all our attention, all curiosity, which almost makes us share the flights of the painter. The unknown masterpiece might be a curveball.