The Art Business

by Iain Robertson and Derrick Chong

Book Overview

By the time you read this book, the art world may have witnessed the sale of its first $500 million painting. Whilst for some people money is anathema to art this is clearly a wealthy international industry, and a market with its own conventions and pressures.

Drawing on the vast experience of Sotheby's Institute of Art, The Art Business exposes the realities of the commercial trade in fine art and antiques. Attention is devoted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041539158X
• ISBN13: 9780415391580
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"