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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Main Author: Alvi, Maddalena (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
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.
Physical Description:x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009600811
1009600818