Sotheby's: The Inside Story
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679414037 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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taking a rest said Evidently greed kills the I.Q.. "The venerable Sotheby's auction house and its former chief executive pleaded guilty Thursday to fixing commission prices and fees with rival Christie's, admitting they had ripped off clients for years. Sotheby's, which controls virtually the entire $Evidently greed kills the I.Q. taking a rest "The venerable Sotheby's auction house and its former chief executive pleaded guilty Thursday to fixing commission prices and fees with rival Christie's, admitting they had ripped off clients for years. Sotheby's, which controls virtually the entire $4 billion worldwide auction market along with Christie's, admitted to an antitrust conspiracy uncovered during a th. billion worldwide auction market along with Christie's, admitted to an antitrust conspiracy uncovered during a th. Illegal activities within the antiquities marketplace Ryan Long-time art world journalist Peter Watson takes us undercover to follow the trail of illegal excavation, theft, smuggling and trade of unprovenanced antiquities that eventually find their way into the catalogs of the world renowned Sotheby's auction house. This well-documented investigation begins with an undercover effort to illegally export an old master paint. "A good read." according to John Morris. a good book, well written and enjoyable on a cold wet winters day in front of the fire. worth reading.
75,000 first printing. Tour.". A provocative expose+a7 of the great American auction house of Sotheby's explores the underhanded dealings, questionable practices, and shadowy figures that underly the glitter and glamour of the art world
Watson, a journalist and author of the art-crime work The Caravaggio Conspiracy (LJ 2/1/84), here turns the harsh light of publicity on the elite auction rooms of Sotheby's. Using information from a former Sotheby's employee and the familiar, if sometimes distasteful tactics of investigative reporting, Watson builds a case that the auction house has systemically abetted the transportation of antiquities and Old Masters in contravention of various national and international laws. Stolen treasures, smuggled antiquities, and the seemingly endless cultural atrocities of World War II have been covered in a spate of recent works. Recommended for public and academic collections with an interest in art.?Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithso