
Auctioneers Who Made Art History (Paperback)
Ursula Bode (author of text), Dirk Boll (author of text), Barbara Bongartz (author of text), This Brunner (author of text), Walter Feilchenfeldt (author of text), Celina Fox (author of text), James Goodwin (author of text), Rose Maria Gropp (author of text), Albert Kriemler (author of text), Daniella Luxembourg (author of text)
£17.95
Paperback
224 Pages
Published: 07/12/2014
Published: 07/12/2014
Procurement analysis, sales planning, customer orientation, brand management-the art market is changing more rapidly than ever before. The price that a work of art commands influences its place in the art-historical canon. Auction houses have become dominant avenues of distribution, as have art fairs, galleries, and art dealers. Even today the ritual dra maturgy of the auction resembles an archaic compe tition, which can leave participants speechless and captivate bystanders. At the center of the action is the auctioneer, whose performance is increasingly critical to the success of the auction. With portraits of auctioneers, this volume tells the story of the art auction business. Key events that played out in cities such as New York, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Stuttgart, and Pompeii come alive and show how the auctioneer is emerging from the anonymity of a service provider and stepping into the limelight as the star of the show.
(German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3902-3)In conjunction volumes in the Art to Read series (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3912-2, English edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3913-9) are also available.
(German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3902-3)In conjunction volumes in the Art to Read series (German edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3912-2, English edition ISBN 978-3-7757-3913-9) are also available.
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
ISBN: 9783775739030
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 350 g
Dimensions: 194 x 135 x 18 mm
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