Grove Art Guide to the Art Market

The Grove Art Guide to the Art Market offers a thorough introduction to the art world through sixty-nine essays spanning the history and foundations of the art market. Topics include appraisal and valuation, connoisseurship, art law and cultural heritage, and the economic dimensions of art. Written by an international group of scholars and experts, articles examine concepts of authenticity, forgery, restitution, and patronage, as well as the role of dealers, auctions, online sales, globalization, and the media in shaping the market. Essays on specialized areas such as the markets for prints, contemporary art, modern design, and photography complete this fully illustrated, essential guide to the art market.

Grove Art Guides draw on scholarship from Grove Art, the world's foremost scholarly encyclopedia of art and architecture. Published online by Oxford University Press, Grove Art features more than 30,000 peer-reviewed articles written by more than 7,500 scholars from around the world.