Art Markets, Agents and Collectors : Collecting Strategies in Europe and the United States, 1550-1950 Hardback
Edited by Adriana (IESA International Programmes, France) Turpin, Susan (Birkbeck College, UK) Bracken
Part of the Contextualizing Art Markets series
Hardback
Description
Art Markets, Agents and Collectors brings together a wide variety of case studies, based on letters and detailed archival research, which nuance the history of the art market and the role of the collector within it.
Using diaries, account books and other archival sources, the contributions to this volume show how agents set up networks and acquired works of art, often developing the taste and knowledge of the collectors for whom they were working.
They are therefore seen as important actors in the market, having a specific role that separates them from auctioneers, dealers, museum curators or amateurs, while at the same time acknowledging and analyzing the dual positions that many held.
Each chronological period is introduced by a contextual essay, written by a leading expert in the field, which sets out the art market in the period concerned and the ways in which agents functioned.
This book is an invaluable tool for those needing a broader introduction to the intricate workings of the art market.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 25 colour & 47 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/07/2021
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- ISBN:9781501348877
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 25 colour & 47 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/07/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501348877
