International Art Markets

[!front cover!] The International Art Markets The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors Consultant Editor James Goodwin [!Pastor Geneve logo!] [!KP logo!] [!spine!] The International Art Markets Consultant Editor JAMES GOODWIN [!KP logo!] [!front flap! This list can go in two columns if necessary !] Markets covered include: Sub-Saharan Africa Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Czech Republic Denmark and Iceland Finland France Germany Greece India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Mexico Middle East and North Africa The Netherlands New Zealand Norway The Philippines Poland Portugal Russia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela [!back flap!] James Goodwin MA, MBA, writes and Markets covered include: lectures on the art market and furniture. His writing has appeared in The Economist, the Financial Times and the European edition of The Wall Street Journal, as well as numerous art and antiques magazines. He lectures at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, City University, Kingston University and Christie's Education, London. [ ! box-out text on back flap ! ] Additional material on the development of the art markets in the individual countries covered by this book is available online at: www.koganpage.com/artmarkets To access this material, simply use the password: AM48356 [ ! close box-out text ! ] [!back cover!] Art continues to prove itself a sound investment, not to mention a satisfying and exhilarating pastime. The International Art Markets shows, like no other book, the scope for diversification within the art market for both collectors and investors. Despite economic uncertainty, in just over two years average prices in the top 10 per cent of the art market have risen by over 150 per cent in real US dollar terms. The value of American paintings has risen seven-fold since 1994 and that of Chinese ceramics four-fold in the last nine years. In 43 chapters, written by 58 mostly locally-based experts withinGoodwin, James is the author of 'International Art Markets' with ISBN 9780749448356 and ISBN 0749448350.