Rogues and Scholars: A History of the London Art World: 1945-2000

by James Stourton

A colorful and fast-moving account of how postwar London became the global center of the art market--a story of Impressionist masterpieces, dodgy dealers, and ground-breaking financial transactions.

On October 15, 1958, Sotheby's of Bond Street staged an "event sale" of seven Impressionist paintings belonging to Erwin Goldschmidt: three Manets, two C zannes, one Van Gogh, and a Renoir. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, and Somerset Maugham...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163936823X
• ISBN13: 9781639368235
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.