{"product_id":"old-masters-worldwide-markets-movements-and-museums-1789-1939-paperback","title":"Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums, 1789-1939 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanna Avery-Quash\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKathryn Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Pezzini\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a result of the Napoleonic wars, vast numbers of Old Master paintings were released on to the market from public and private collections across continental Europe. The knock-on effect was the growth of the market for Old Masters from the 1790s up to the early 1930s, when the Great Depression put an end to its expansion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores the global movement of Old Master paintings and investigates some of the changes in the art market that took place as a result of this new interest. Arguably, the most important phenomenon was the diminishing of the traditional figure of the art agent and the rise of more visible, increasingly professional, dealerships; firms such as Colnaghi and Agnew's in Britain, Goupil in France and Knoedler in the USA, came into existence. \u003ci\u003eOld Masters Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which the pioneering practices of such businesses contributed to shape a changing market.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185932894431,"sku":"9781350283633","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CU7mKVGumL9781350283633.webp?v=1786373521","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/old-masters-worldwide-markets-movements-and-museums-1789-1939-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}