This book presents the first detailed study of the place of contemporary art galleries and gallerists, especially within the art markets of Europe and the United States. Based on the authors field research carried out for over a decade, an...Loe edasi...
The book examines Bernard Berensons influential connoisseurship, his complex character, and his methods for valuing Renaissance art. It highlights his protégés, his profitable but controversial dealings, and his lasting impact on the modern art mark...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: America Through Time, ISBN-13: 9781635001112)
Pittsburghers are slow to give up their ghosts. Pittsburghers are slow to give up their ghosts. Rusted skeletons of industrial mills and rail depots line the rivers, corroded reminders of a citys past forged in steel; churches built in the n...Loe edasi...
This collective volume examines the rich and evolving art and antiques market in eighteenth-century Italy from various perspectives, ranging from the chrematistic view of the artwork to the demonstration of classical education and a specific social s...Loe edasi...
Discover the Transformational Power of Arts Programs in Prisons––and BeyondAlma Robinson, a nationally recognized arts leader, first encountered the powerful effect of the arts on people who are incarcerated when she attended a perform...Loe edasi...
Almost three decades since the 1998 Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets, a new awareness of provenance research and practices of restitution has taken hold. This volume brings together voices from academia, museums and the art trade for a...Loe edasi...
Glenn Fuhrman, Jonathan Rider, Maria Balshaw, Charlotte Burns, Christophe Cherix, James Frey, Carolyn Twersky Winkler, Thelma Golden, Jim Hodges, Simone Leigh...
An intimate glimpse into one of the worlds most renowned contemporary art collections and the collector whose vision and passion shaped it...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Swift Press, ISBN-13: 9781800751149)
Many of us are drawn to a life in the arts but daunted by how to balance that ambition with the very real need to pay rent and put food on the table. It is impossible to become an accomplished painter, composer, or novelist without spending time exp...Loe edasi...
Extraordinary Art Dealers brings together 30 essays on the history of art dealing, from the eighteenth century to the modern period, distilled into 30 figures and their varied stories. From connoisseur-dealers figures posing as cultural architects...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526187116)
This book explores the remarkable life of Begum Samru (c. 1750–1836), a North Indian ruler who rose from courtesan to sovereign, using art and architecture to navigate power in early modern India. A key ally of the Mughal emperor and the East India C...Loe edasi...
An incisive survey from bestselling art-market commentator Georgina Adam of the changing landscape of art collecting as a younger generation of collectors disrupts the status quo. Drawing on new interviews with collectors and art-market specialists...Loe edasi...
The development of blockchain technology over the last decade has had a far-reaching impact on the creation, ownership and trading of artwork, especially digital art. In an accessibly written text aimed at a broad audience of art-world readers, Valé...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The Chinese University Press, ISBN-13: 9789882373624)
The 798 Art District, born out of the repurposing of abandoned factory buildings in northeastern Beijing, became a symbol of Chinas booming contemporary art scene in the early twenty-first century. Initiatives such as Reconstruction 798 spurred t...Loe edasi...
The mechanisms and phenomena of the modern and contemporary art market have existed for centuries. The production of copies and series was already a proven strategy for increasing efficiency in ancient Rome, a strategy that reached its peak in the 1...Loe edasi...
Sari: Library of the Written Word - The Handpress World
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Feb-2026, Leather / fine binding, Kirjastus: Brill, ISBN-13: 9789004341036)
This is an illustrated study of one of England’s largest early modern private libraries. It offers an in-depth analysis of its unique contents, and how it served as the personal archive to the lawyer, translator and bibliophile Robert Ashley....Loe edasi...
A celebration of the stories behind 100 of the most iconic objects to pass through the doors of one of the worlds most legendary auction houses...Loe edasi...
