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Art, Commerce and Colonial, 1600-1800 by Emma Barker (Editor)Publication Date: 2017-11-01
The book examines how increasing engagement with the rest of the world transformed European art, architecture and design. It considers how commercial activity and colonial ventures gave rise to new and diverse forms of visual and material culture across the globe. Drawing on a wide range of recent scholarship, it offers a new perspective that challenges Eurocentric approaches.
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Famous Works of Art--and how they got that way by John Nici; Dennis Geronimus (Foreword by)Publication Date: 2017-09-15
Written in a style that is both entertaining and informative, this book explains how fame is achieved, and ultimately how a work either retains that fame, or passes from the public consciousness. From ancient artifacts to a can of soup, this book raises the question: Did the talent to promote and publicize a work exceed the skills employed to create that object of worship? Or are some masterpieces truly worth the admiration they receive? Featuring more than sixty images, including color reproductions, this book will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered if a great painting, sculpture, or photograph, really deserves to be called 'great'.
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A History of the Western Art Market : a sourcebook of writings on artists, dealers, and markets by Titia HulstPublication Date: 2017-09-19
This is the first sourcebook to trace the emergence and evolution of art markets in the Western economy, framing them within the larger narrative of the ascendancy of capitalist markets. Selected writings from across academic disciplines present compelling evidence of art's inherent commercial dimension and show how artists, dealers, and collectors have interacted over time, from the city-states of Quattrocento Italy to the high-stakes markets of postmillennial New York and Beijing. This approach casts a startling new light on the traditional concerns of art history and aesthetics.
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Rogues' Gallery : the rise (and occasional fall) of art dealers, the hidden players in the history of art by Philip HookPublication Date: 2017-10-31
Here for the first time is the history of art dealers, those extraordinary men and woman who, over centuries (and almost entirely out of the public eye), built their profession on a singular skill: identifying the intangible but infinitely desirable qualities that characterize the greatest works of art--and finding clients for whom those qualities are irresistible. Philip Hook's riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by weight, to the unassailable hauteur of contemporary galleries in New York, London, Paris, and beyond.
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Lotteries, art markets, and visual culture in the Low Countries, 15th-17th centuriesISBN: 9789004358812
Publication Date: 2018
The book examines the lotteries as devices for distributing images and art objects, and constructing their value in the former Low Countries. Alongside the fairs and before specialist auction sales were established, they were an atypical but popular and large-scale form of the art trade. As part of a growing entrepreneurial sensibility based on speculation and a sense of risk, they lay behind many innovations.
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Painting and Publishing As Cultural Industries : the fabric of creativity in the Dutch Republic, 1580-1800Publication Date: 2017-01-15
The Dutch Republic was a cultural powerhouse in the modern era, producing lasting masterpieces in painting and publishing--in the process transforming those fields from modest trades to booming industries. This book asks the question of how such a small nation could become such a major player in those fields. The author shows how industrial organizations played a role in shaping patterns of growth and innovation--as early modern Dutch cultural industries were concentrated geographically, highly networked, and institutionally embedded, they were able to reduce uncertainty in the marketplace and stimulate the commercial and creative potential of painters and publishers--though those successes eventually came up against the limits of a saturated domestic market and an aversion to risk on the part of producers that ultimately brought an end to the boom.
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Big Bucks : the explosion of the art market in the 21st centuryPublication Date: 2016-01-01
This highly readable and timely book explores the transformation of the modern and contemporary art market in the 21st century from a niche trade to a globalised operation worth an estimated $50 billion a year. Drawing on her personal experience, the author describes in fascinating detail the contributions made by a range of actors and institutions to these recent developments. The author's engaging style makes this informative text ideal for collectors, students, and anyone interested in learning more about the evolution of the unprecedented market for art which exists today.
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Art, Commerce and Colonial, 1600-1800 by 
Famous Works of Art--and how they got that way by 
A History of the Western Art Market : a sourcebook of writings on artists, dealers, and markets by 
Rogues' Gallery : the rise (and occasional fall) of art dealers, the hidden players in the history of art by 
Culture Wars : documents from the recent controversies in the arts by 
Lotteries, art markets, and visual culture in the Low Countries, 15th-17th centuries
Painting and Publishing As Cultural Industries : the fabric of creativity in the Dutch Republic, 1580-1800
Big Bucks : the explosion of the art market in the 21st century