The Economics Of Taste (Three-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: reissued ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor marks and flecks on the boards.
Few forces have shaped civilization quite so ruthlessly as money, and The Economics of Taste charts the turbulent intersection of art and commerce with forensic precision. Gerald Reitlinger's monumental three-volume work chronicles the rise and fall of art market prices from the seventeenth century to the modern era, presenting a sweeping analysis of how taste, fashion, and financial speculation have dictated the value placed upon paintings, sculptures, and objects of art by collectors, dealers, and auction houses across the centuries. Reitlinger writes with the authority of a seasoned scholar and art market insider, marshalling vast quantities of auction data and archival research to construct an unrivalled economic history of collecting. His meticulous, data-rich style does not sacrifice readability; rather, it illuminates the often irrational and deeply human impulses that drive collectors to pay fortunes for objects their predecessors once dismissed. A landmark work in the literature of art history and economics, this comprehensive trilogy remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how the art world truly operates — and who really decides what great art is worth.
Author: Gerald Reitlinger
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Hacker Art Books, New York
Genre: Antiques & collectibles
Edition: reissued ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor marks and flecks on the boards.
Few forces have shaped civilization quite so ruthlessly as money, and The Economics of Taste charts the turbulent intersection of art and commerce with forensic precision. Gerald Reitlinger's monumental three-volume work chronicles the rise and fall of art market prices from the seventeenth century to the modern era, presenting a sweeping analysis of how taste, fashion, and financial speculation have dictated the value placed upon paintings, sculptures, and objects of art by collectors, dealers, and auction houses across the centuries. Reitlinger writes with the authority of a seasoned scholar and art market insider, marshalling vast quantities of auction data and archival research to construct an unrivalled economic history of collecting. His meticulous, data-rich style does not sacrifice readability; rather, it illuminates the often irrational and deeply human impulses that drive collectors to pay fortunes for objects their predecessors once dismissed. A landmark work in the literature of art history and economics, this comprehensive trilogy remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how the art world truly operates — and who really decides what great art is worth.