Talking Prices
Subtitle: Symbolic Meanings of Prices on the Market for Contemporary Art (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: July 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780691134031
Subjects: Media, information & communication industries; Social & cultural anthropology; The Arts: General Issues; Social Science; Art & Art Instruction; Sociology; Business Aspects; Sociology - General; Art and Architecture; Economics; Social Science / Sociology / General; History - Contemporary (1945- ); 20th century; Amsterdam; Art, Modern; Netherlands; New York; New York (State); Prices; Pricing; Social aspects
First sentence: From the inception of the modern art market in the first half of the nineteenth century, art dealers have defined their own identity as disinterested promoters and patrons rather than merchants and marketeers of art.