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Author Bayer, Thomas M

Title The development of the art market in England : money as muse, 1730-1900 / by Thomas M. Bayer and John R. Page
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) : illustrations
Series Financial history (London, England) ; no. 17
Financial history (London, England) ; no. 17.
Contents 1. The early stages : from the Netherlands to Great Britain -- 2. The commoditization of theories of art -- 3. The painter as Homo Economicus -- 4. Critics and auctions -- 5. The evolution of picture-dealing -- 6. The Victorian Era -- 7. 'Working the oracle' : the tools of the trade -- 8. The formation of a nexus : a story of Christie's -- 9. Commoditization and the artist as producer : product differentiation and the domestication of pictures -- 10. The end of the 'golden age' -- 11. Postscript : a perpetual innovative whirl
Notes "First published 2011 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd."--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Art -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Art -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Art dealers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Art dealers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Art dealers
Art -- Economic aspects
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Page, John R
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