Artistic capital / David W. Galenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galenson, David W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Ability, Influence of age on.

Arts, Modern--19th century.

Arts, Modern.

Arts, Modern--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.

Contents:

Part I The life cycles of modern painters: evidence from art historians 1

1 Quantifying artistic success: ranking French painters - and paintings - from Impressionism to Cubism 3

2 Measuring masters and masterpieces: French rankings of French painters and paintings from Realism to Surrealism 23

3 Was Jackson Pollock the greatest modern American painter? A quantitative investigation 46

4 The New York School vs. the School of Paris: who really made the most important art after World War II? 64

Part II The life cycles of modern painters: evidence from auction markets 85

5 The market evaluation of fine art: the case of modern painting 87

6 The life cycles of modern artists 95

Part III Markets and artists' behavior 105

7 Masterpieces and markets: why the most famous modern paintings are not by American artists 107

8 The reappearing masterpiece: ranking American artists and art works of the late twentieth century 126

Part IV Life cycles of artistic creativity: beyond painting 143

9 Literary life cycles: measuring the careers of modern American poets 145

10 A portrait of the artist as a young or old innovator: measuring the careers of modern novelists 171

11 A portrait of the artist as a very young or very old innovator: creativity at the extremes of the life cycle 206.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-280) and index.

ISBN:

0415701716

0415701708

OCLC:

58843175

Publisher Number:

9780415701716 (pbk.)

9780415701709 (hbk.)