The European art market and the First World War : art, capital, and the decline of the collecting class, 1910-1925 /
"The outbreak of the First World War shattered the European art market. In its place, Maddalena Alvi argues, can be found the origins of a recognisably modern market of nationalised spheres driven by capitalist investment and speculation, yet open to wider social strata"-- Provided by publ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
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| Summary: | "The outbreak of the First World War shattered the European art market. In its place, Maddalena Alvi argues, can be found the origins of a recognisably modern market of nationalised spheres driven by capitalist investment and speculation, yet open to wider social strata"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009600811 1009600818 |