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This will have been This will have been Helen Anne Molesworth 'This will have been: art, love & politics in the 1980s' covers the period from 1979 to 1992. During this era, the political sphere was dominated by the ideas of former US President Ronald Reagan and… OL19670028W
Breakfast at Sotheby's Breakfast at Sotheby's Philip Hook An experienced international art dealer describes how paintings and other works of art are each given a financial value, based on the artist, their movement or "-isms", what their life has been like,… OL19991386W
When art meets money When art meets money Franz Schultheis The Art Basel is more than just a fair in the commercial sense of the word, more than a temporally and spatially concentrated gathering of dealers offering their goods for sale to interested buyers. … OL20023165W
The auctioneer The auctioneer Simon De Pury "Just as William Goldman, the ultimate screenwriter, took us inside Hollywood, Simon de Pury, the ultimate art player, will take us inside an even more secretive business, whose staggering prices, fa… OL20029860W
I sold Andy Warhol (too soon) I sold Andy Warhol (too soon) Richard Polsky In early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much-loved, hard-won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie's. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. H… OL5732968W