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The Ultimate Trophy

Door Philip Hook

Categorie
Schilderkunst
Boeknummer
#441704-UC28
Titel
The Ultimate Trophy: How the Impressionist Painting Conquered the World
Auteur
Hook, Philip
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
München : Prestel
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
3791339710
ISBN13
9783791339719
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, ribbon marker, numerous illustrations partly in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting
In 1892 Degas' painting In the Caf???? was sold for a mere 180 guineas at auction, with the public hissing as the hammer fell. Less than a century later another Impressionist work, Renoir's Moulin de la Galette, sold at Sotheby's for $78 million, accompanied by enthusiastic applause. In this history-cummemoir Philip Hook, Senior Director of Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art department, examines the public's change of heart toward Impressionism. Starting with its shocking novelty and confounding style, he traces the impact of the Impressionist painting as it spread to Germany, America, and Great Britain, polarizing modernists and conservatives. Equally fascinating is the story of Impressionism's change in status. More than exceptionally pretty pictures, Im... (Lees verder)pressionist works have become a currency in their own right, being bought and sold like blue-chip stock?????? coveted as much for their monetary worth as for their intrinsic beauty. Drawn from Hook's own experiences with art collectors and dealers, this fascinating chapter in art history is narrated through the lens of today's art market.
Pagina's
223
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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