From the Book - Limited ed.
Scaling the Everest of prices
The art market and its long history
Art and money: an infernal couple
A. Collectors in tune with their times
The art market and acquired knowledge
Picasso, the ultimate benchmark
Buyers prefer artists from their own country
The current mood and economy arouse sleeping empires
B. Little tales of big buyers
The new lifestyle in contemporary art
Avant-garde taste dictated by a little old lady
Saatchi, a collector of collections
New people knocking at the door
2. The Seller and the price
B. On the planet of decorative arts
3. The Intermediary and the price
A. Auction houses: the Shivas of the art market
Auction houses: driving the market to the limit
The keys to credibility for auction sales
The auction house as private dealer
C. The fair: the art market's new battlefield
4. The Artist and the price
A. The price of immaterial art
C. To be or not to be (a professional artist)
