ART COLLECTING TODAY

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Grounded in reallife stories Art Collecting Today is the essential practical guide to todays art market. A lightly regulated industry with more than sixty billion dollars of annual sales the art market is often opaque and confusing to even the most experienced collectors. But whether a seasoned collector an uninitiated newcomer or an artworld insider readers will learn within these pages how the art marketplace works in practice and how to navigate it smartly. Those who may have been put off by artworld practices will finally feel they have the knowledge needed to participate freely and fully and collectors will be able to pursue their passion with more confidence. Important topics covered include:How to evaluate buy and sell art while avoiding costly mistakes and timeconsuming roadblocksHow the market works in practice for essential artists like René: Magritte Christopher Wool Amedeo Modigliani and Yayoi KusamaHow collectors can be taken advantage of and the actions they should take to protect themselvesWhy tax laws in the United States reward art investors yet penalize art collectorsHow cultural property laws impact the market for works by such artists as Frida Kahlo and Andy WarholAdvice for new and prospective collectors Informed by close to one hundred interviews with collectors lawyers art advisors gallerists and auction specialists in the United States and Europe as well as by the authors own experiences Art Collecting Today offers a lively and thoughtprovoking analysis of the daytoday workings at play today in the fine art marketplace.Doug Woodham brings a unique perspective to the art market from his lifelong interest in art business and collecting. A trained economist with a PhD from the University of Michigan Woodham served as president of the Americas for Christies the international auction house. He is currently on the board of the arts venture Twyla. Earlier in his career he was a partner with McKinsey and Company working primarily with asset and wealth management clients. He continues his advocacy for collectors by advising private clients on legacy planning associated with their art collection including helping them to asses alternative disposition strategies. Woodham and his wife who are based in New York City are avid collectors with a focus on drawings by artists associated with minimalism conceptualism and land art.&ldquo:The latest in Allworth&rsquo:s series on the nuts and bolts of the art world Mr Woodham&rsquo:s book is an elegant amusing and perceptive guide to a market that is (often) long on hocuspocus and short on transparency.&rdquo: —:THE ECONOMIST&ldquo:Several books about the notoriously opaque art market claim to be userfriendly but Doug Woodham who was president of Christie&rsquo:s Americas between 2012 and 2014 may be the first to produce a truly handholding guide.&rdquo: —:THE FINANCIAL TIMES&ldquo:Mr. Woodham&rsquo:s book contains startling information about the number of people in the market for

Data Publikacji: 2017-04-04
Wymiary: 228.6 mm 152.4 mm 20.32 mm 14.72 oz 417.3 gr