{"product_id":"old-masters-worldwide-markets-movements-and-museums-1789-1939-9781501348143","title":"Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums, 1789-1939","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Susanna Avery-Quash | Kathryn Brown | Barbara Pezzini\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - General\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":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47565145800855,"sku":"9781501348143","price":11150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501348143.webp?v=1774697208","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/old-masters-worldwide-markets-movements-and-museums-1789-1939-9781501348143","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}