Art and money

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It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of Art.

Oscar Wilde

Intentions

Read The Critic as Artist at Project Gutenberg

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Art market Art and money Art

Speaker

Gilbert

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Critic as Artist Intentions

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist." Intentions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1891, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist Part II." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Now the art world has become the art market.

Eric Fischl

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Speaker

Eric Fischl

Source

Brooklyn Rail

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Fischl, Eric. Public conversation between Eric Fischl and Robert Berlind. 19 Mar. 2014, National Academy, New York, NY, USA.

The works of art, by being publicly exhibited and offered for sale, are becoming articles of trade, following as such the unreasoning laws of markets and fashion; and public and even private patronage is swayed by their tyrannical influence.

Albert, Prince Consort

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Speaker

Albert, Prince Consort

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1851 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Prince Albert, Consort. "At the Dinner of the Royal Academy." 3 May 1851, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, UK.

Painting and sculpture, hard work and fair dealing have been my ruin and things go continually from bad to worse. It would have been better had I been put to making matches in my youth than to be in such a fret!

Michelangelo

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Art and money

Author

Michelangelo

Source

Letters of Michelangelo

Medium

Letter

Language

Italian

Time

1542 1540s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Citation

Michelangelo. Letter to Luigi del Riccio. Oct./Nov. 1542.

I don't think you can really put a monetary value on a painting.

Jacob Lawrence

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Speaker

Jacob Lawrence

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Lawrence, Jacob. Interviewed by Carroll Greene. 26 Oct. 1968, New York City, NY, USA.