Книга: Philip Hook «Breakfast at Sotheby`s: An A-Z of the Art World»

Breakfast at Sotheby`s: An A-Z of the Art World

Производитель: "Penguin Books Ltd."

Philip Hook is a director and senior paintings specialist at Sotheby`s. He has worked in the art world for thirty-five years during which time he has also been a director of Christie`s and an international art dealer. He is the author of five novels and two works of art history, including The Ultimate Trophy, a history of the Impressionist Painting. Hook has appeared regularly on television, from 1978-2003 on the BBC`s Antiques Roadshow. Breakfast at Sotheby`s is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby`s. `Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully functioning sense of humour. A real delight`. Spectator `Hook`s view of the art world is that of the professional auctioneer. In an A-Z format, it is an entire art education... ISBN:978-0-718-19245-7

Издательство: "Penguin Books Ltd." (2014)

ISBN: 978-0-718-19245-7

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