02168nam 2200421 450 991082669860332120230630003143.090-04-46020-9(CKB)4100000011946766(MiAaPQ)EBC6631753(Au-PeEL)EBL6631753(OCoLC)1236901502(EXLCZ)99410000001194676620220126d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAnonymous art at auction the reception of early Flemish paintings in the western art market (1946-2015) /by Anne-Sophie V. RadermeckerLeiden, The Netherlands ;Boston :Brill,[2021]©20211 online resource (340 pages)Studies in the history of collecting & art markets ;Volume 1190-04-45004-1 "Working with a data set accounting for 13,000 auction sales results, Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker explores what contemporary buyers value when purchasing paintings of unknown or uncertain authorship, and which variables influence price formation mechanisms in this market segment. The principle finding of this book is not only that historical names matter in the art market, but so do all other alternative identification strategies that art market players use to label anonymous paintings. Indirect names, provisional names, and spatiotemporal designations function as substitutes for real names that simulate identities, create ex-post stories around the artworks offered for sale, and, consequently, reduce information asymmetry about an artist's identity, with, at time, quite unexpected effects on price"--Provided by publisher.Studies in the history of collecting & art markets ;Volume 11.Painting, FlemishPainting, Flemish.759.9493Radermecker Anne-Sophie1695598MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826698603321Anonymous art at auction4074934UNINA