Acquiring Cultures: Histories of World Art on Western Markets

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Acquiring Cultures

Histories of World Art on Western Markets

Edited by: Bénédicte Savoy , Charlotte Guichard and Christine Howald

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110545081

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About this book

As more parts of the world outside Europe became accessible =– and in the wake of social and technological developments in the 18^th century – a growing number of exotic artefacts entered European markets. The markets for such objects thrived, while a collecting culture and museums emerged.

This book provides insights into the methods and places of exchange, networks, prices, expertise, and valuation concepts, as well as the transfer and transport of these artefacts over 300 years and across four continents. The contributions are from international experts, including Ting Chang, Nélia Dias, Noëmie Etienne, Jonathan Fine, Philip Jones, Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, Léa Saint-Raymond, and Masako Yamamoto.

Author / Editor information

Bénédicte Savoy, TU Berlin and Collège de France, Paris;

Charlotte Guichard, CNRS, IHMC, Paris;

Christine Howald, TU Berlin

Reviews

"In dem neuen, von Savoy mitherausgegebenen Band "Acquiring Cultures" berichten Wissenschaftler*innen packend von 200 Jahren Handel mit Kulturgut, an dem sich auch Einheimische beteiligten. Zugleich demonstrieren die Autor*innen, dass Wissen über Provenienz kompakt zusammenkommen kann, wenn man nur will." Claudia Wahjudi, ZITTY 3-2019, S. 66

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acquiring Cultures and Trading Value in a Global World Charlotte Guichard and Bénédicte Savoy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Depatriated Objects Winani Thebele Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Embedded Markets
Transaction and Translation Noémie Étienne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Colonial Iconoclash Natasha Eaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Shopping China in Europe Ying-chen Peng Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Marketing Objects
Trading Places Manuel Charpy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
A New ‘Eldorado’ Léa Saint-Raymond and Élodie Vaudry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Selling Authenticity
Australian Ethnographica in European Collections Philip Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Obscure Objects of Desire Jonathan Fine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Mathias Komor and the Market for African Art in New York Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Global Players
Christophe-Augustin Lamare-Picquot and the Fate of his Collection Nélia Dias Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Emile Guimet’s Network for Research and Collecting Asian Objects (ca. 1877–1918) Ting Chang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Innovative Trading Strategies for Japanese Art Masako Yamamoto Maezaki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Dealing with War
The Power of Provenance Christine Howald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Notes for a Long-Term Approach to the Price History of Brass and Ivory Objects Taken from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897 Felicity Bodenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Biographies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Picture Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Provenance researcher, academics (art history, museology, ethnology, hIstory, cultural history)
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 316
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 64
Keywords: provenance research; Asian art; collecting; art market

eBook

Published: December 3, 2018
ISBN: 9783110545081

Hardcover

Published: December 3, 2018
ISBN: 9783110543988