Gallery of swindlers. The history of art and those who sell it
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According to the reviews of the critics of leading world publications, the “Gallery of Scammers” - “Charming, witty and irresistibly fascinating book” about the history of art. But its main advantage, and the difference from others, is not even that. The story of art, which the author tells is most likely, is little familiar even to the most aware of its connoisseurs. How is it possible? The secret is simple: and the most famous works of painting and sculptures, which, it seems, is known to everyone, and the famous objects of “contemporary art” still keep many secrets. One of them is the secret of the path, sometimes difficult and complete adventure, which brought all these works from the Creator’s workshop to the museum hall or gallery space, where we are used to seeing them today. And even more so, the names of people who several centuries or decades ago had the courage to assign the price of now invaluable masterpieces are known ... or to build a dubious creation of a contemporary to the rank of masterpiece, helping him the sum of a half -piercing zeros.
The history of art from Philip Hook - the British art critic, the author of the famous world “Breakfast at Sotheby’s” and the long -term expert of the London branch of this auction house - this is the story of brilliant ingenuity and crazy obsession, unstable ambitions, sophisticated cunning and inspired adventurism
The history of art from Philip Hook - the British art critic, the author of the famous world “Breakfast at Sotheby’s” and the long -term expert of the London branch of this auction house - this is the story of brilliant ingenuity and crazy obsession, unstable ambitions, sophisticated cunning and inspired adventurism
Author:
Author:Хук Ф.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Culture
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-12828-6
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