The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art / Don Thompson
Object Details
- Author
- Thompson, Donald N
- Contents
- The $12 million stuffed shark -- Branding and insecurity -- Branded auctions -- Branded dealers -- The art of the dealer -- Art and artists -- Damien Hirst and the shark -- Warhol, Koons and Emin -- Charles Saatchi: branded collector -- Christie's and Sotheby's -- Choosing an auction hammer -- Auction psychology -- The secret world of auctions -- Francis Bacon's perfect portrait -- Auction houses versus dealers -- Art fairs: The final frontier -- Art and money -- Pricing contemporary art -- Fakes -- Art critics -- Museums -- End game -- Contemporary art as an investment -- Postscript
- 2008
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Type
- Books
- Physical description
- 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm
- Title
- Twelve million dollar stuffed shark
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Art, Modern--Economic aspects
- Art--Marketing--History
- Art--Collectors and collecting--Psychology
- Record ID
- siris_sil_917517
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
