James Stourton

Broschiertes Buch

Rogues and Scholars

Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945-2000

Beschreibung

A colourful and fast-moving account of how postwar London became the global centre of the art market â a story of Impressionist masterpieces, contemporary art, loaded buyers, dodgy dealers and huge financial transactions.

Autor

James Stourton is a British art historian, a former Chairman of Sotheby's UK and the author of Great Houses of London, British Embassies, and the authorized biography of Kenneth Clark. Stourton frequently lectures to Cambridge University History of Art Faculty, Sotheby's Institute of Education and The Art Fund, and is a senior fellow of the Institute of Historical Research. He also sits on the Heritage Memorial Fund, a government panel which meets to decide what constitutes heritage and should be saved for the nation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 126mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781804541982
• ISBN-10: 1804541982
• Artikelnr.: 73470161

Rezensionen

James Stourton is an excellent art historian and brilliant storyteller; a heady combination that makes Rogues & Scholars the must-read art book of the year.