The $12 million stuffed shark :
Thompson, Donald N.
The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art / Twelve million dollar stuffed shark Don Thompson. - 1st Palgrave Macmillan ed. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.
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.
0230610226 9780230610224
2008017980
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--20th century
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--21st century
Art--Marketing--History--20th century.
Art--Marketing--History--21st century.
Art--Collectors and collecting--Psychology.
N 6490 / .T525 2008
709/.04/9
The $12 million stuffed shark : the curious economics of contemporary art / Twelve million dollar stuffed shark Don Thompson. - 1st Palgrave Macmillan ed. - New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-260) and index.
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.
0230610226 9780230610224
2008017980
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--20th century
Art, Modern--Economic aspects.--21st century
Art--Marketing--History--20th century.
Art--Marketing--History--21st century.
Art--Collectors and collecting--Psychology.
N 6490 / .T525 2008
709/.04/9