Spaces of connoisseurship judging old masters at Agnew's and the National Gallery, c.1874-1916 / by Alison Clarke.
| Author/creator | Clarke, Alison |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] |
| Description | xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Spatial aspects of connoisseurship |
| Series | Studies in the history of collecting & art markets, 2352-0485 ; volume 15 |
| Abstract | "In Spaces of Connoisseurship, Alison Clarke explores the 'who', 'where' and 'how' of judging Old Master paintings in the nineteenth-century British art trade. She describes how the staff at family art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons ("Agnew's") and London's National Gallery took advantage of emerging technologies such as the railways and photography. Through encounters with pictures in a range of locations, both private and public, these art market actors could build up the visual memory and necessary expertise to compare artworks and judge them in terms of attribution, condition and beauty. Also explored are the display tactics adopted by both commercial outfit and art museum to showcase pictures once acquired. In a time of ever-spiralling art prices, this book tackles the question of why some paintings are preferred over others, and exactly how art experts reach their judgements"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Liverpool, 2018, under the title: Spatial aspects of connoisseurship : Agnew's and the National Gallery, 1874-1916. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-320) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022024662 |
| ISBN | 9789004518896 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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