Generously illustrated, Findlay’s distillation of a lifetime’s experience makes this insider’s guide indispensable for all who love art, not only collectors but true “amateurs” as well. In this opinionated book he discusses the value of art in three categories: financial value, social value, and intrinsic value. Enhancing his narrative are wise advice, insider anecdotes, and tales of scoundrels and scams, celebrity collectors, and remarkable discoveries. Customer reviews 4.5 out of 5 127 global ratings The Value of Art: Money, Power, Beauty Andrew Everett financial value, social value, and intrinsic value Michael Findlay has been an art dealer since 1964. Down-to-earth and with a touch of dry wit, he explains exactly how artworks are valued and reveals the workings of the art market. A genuine love of art and the ways it may enrich one’s social life also play important roles. Few avid collectors are immune to the thrill of rising market value, but Findlay argues that buying for investment alone is seldom smart. He engagingly explains art’s three kinds of value: commercial social and what he terms its essential value–the range of responses to art that we as individuals have depending on our culture, education, and life experience. In straightforward prose that doesn’t mystify art or deny its special allure, prominent art dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a close up and personal view of almost a half century in the business of art. What is art worth? How can a work by Pablo Picasso be sold for more than $100,000,000? This fascinating book explains the market for art–and art’s value for all of us.
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