Pricing color intensity and lightness in contemporary art auctions

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• 作者：Rachel A.J. Pownall^a ; ^b ; ^{r.pownall@maastrichtuniversity.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kathryn Graddy^c ; ^{kgraddy@brandeis.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Art Economics ; RGB color ; Value
• 刊名：Research in Economics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：70
• 期：3
• 页码：412-420
• 全文大小：790 K

文摘

Color plays an important part in modern life and influences our decision making process. However, little is known about how the different attributes of color, namely intensity and lightness, influence price. By analyzing auction data for paintings we can put a price on these attributes of color. Using a unique set of data for Contemporary artworks of Andy Warhol prints, we are able to observe the influence of intensity and lightness using RGB values as explanatory variables on prices achieved at auction. Controlling for other hedonic characteristics, our empirical results find significant evidence of intense colors fetching a premium over equivalent artworks which are less intense in color. Furthermore, darkness carries a premium over lightness.