Table of contents for Talking prices : symbolic meanings of prices on the market for contemporary art / Olav Velthuis.
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List of Tables and Graphs ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: The Architecture of the Art Market 21
Chapter 2: Exchanging Meaning 53
Chapter 3: Promoters versus Parasites 77
Chapter 4: Determinants of Prices 97
Chapter 5: The Art of Pricing 116
Chapter 6: Stories of Prices 132
Chapter 7: Symbolic Meanings of Prices 158
Chapter 8: Conclusion 179
Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire 191
Appendix B: Description of Interview Sample 194
Appendix C: Record Prices for Art 197
Appendix D: Multilevel Analysis of Prices for Art 199
Notes 209
Bibliography 237
Index 255
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Prices -- New York (State) -- New York.
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Prices -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
Pricing -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York.
Pricing -- Social aspects -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam.
Art dealers -- Psychology.