The Auction Market for Contemporary Inuit Art.

详细信息   

• 作者：Davis ; Mary-Louise.
• 学历：Master
• 年：2010
• 毕业院校：Carleton University
• ISBN：9780494716779
• CBH：MR71677
• Country：Canada
• 语种：English
• FileSize：10071402
• Pages：246

文摘

This thesis is an examination of Inuit art auctions. It includes a history of Inuit art auctions in Canada and internationally, which demonstrates the rise of Waddington's to the dominant place in the market it now holds. This is followed by chapters focused on a case study of one Waddington's November 9th 2009 auction of Inuit art. Chapter 2 is an analysis of the events and publications which preceded auction. The next chapter is a discussion of the auction itself. The thesis concludes with a chapter regarding the repercussions of the case study and of auctions of Inuit art in general. The thesis demonstrates that auctions are a dynamic arena for affixing an economic or exchange value, and they often provide re-assessments of a work or of the entire justification system for an art form. Therefore, auction institutions clearly have significance for all involved in Inuit art.