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CONF: Researching Art Market Practices Montpellier, 8-9 June 2018

University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 Site Saint Charles, Rue du Professeur Henri Serre, 34080 Montpellier, June 8 - 09, 2018 Registration deadline: Jun 5, 2018 TOOLS FOR THE FUTURE: RESEARCHING ART MARKET PRACTICES FROM PAST TO PRESENT  Workshop 1 - The Art Collector Conference Programme Friday 8 June 13.45 Welcome Nathalie Moureau, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 … Continue reading CONF: Researching Art Market Practices Montpellier, 8-9 June 2018

SEM: Seminar in Collecting and Display, London, 14 May 2018

Seminar on Collecting & Display Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St London, WC1 E Monday, 14th May at 6pm Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor The truth about Agnew’s and Duveen (1900-1930) Barbara Pezzini Major private and public collections worldwide - such as the London National Gallery, the New York Metropolitan Museum of … Continue reading SEM: Seminar in Collecting and Display, London, 14 May 2018

Book Review: Leopoldo de ’Medici Principe del Collezionisti. Exhibition catalogue edited by Valentina Conticelli, Riccardo Gennaioli and Maria Sframeli, Florence, 7 November- 28 January, 45€

Set in the Museo degli Argenti, now also called the Medici Treasury to reflect the scope of its collections much more correctly, this exhibition brought together works of art from throughout the Florentine museums to show the taste and range of collecting interests of Leopold de’ Medici (1617-1675), younger son of Cosimo II and Maria … Continue reading Book Review: Leopoldo de ’Medici Principe del Collezionisti. Exhibition catalogue edited by Valentina Conticelli, Riccardo Gennaioli and Maria Sframeli, Florence, 7 November- 28 January, 45€

Book Review: Sotheby's Maestro: Peter Wilson and the Post-War Art World, ed. by Katherine McLean and Philip Hook, London, Sothebys 2017. £15.00

For those who want a lively and engaging account of rise of Sotheby’s under Philip Wilson and first-hand stories of the art world during his time as chairman from 1958 to 1980, this book is a must. It shows the art world as it was then and how Peter Wilson created an international company selling … Continue reading Book Review: Sotheby's Maestro: Peter Wilson and the Post-War Art World, ed. by Katherine McLean and Philip Hook, London, Sothebys 2017. £15.00

Seminar in Collecting and Display: Alice Ottazzi, English Print Collections in C18th Paris, Monday 16 April 2018, London

Seminar on Collecting & Display Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St London, WC1 E Alice Ottazzi,  “Les derniers venus sont aujourd’hui les premiers”: English print collections in 18th-century Paris 16 April 2018 at 6pm Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor ______________________________________________________ This paper aims to investigate the (re)discovery of English art in 18th-century … Continue reading Seminar in Collecting and Display: Alice Ottazzi, English Print Collections in C18th Paris, Monday 16 April 2018, London