MARKET OF ART

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-BA3S1-DEV-B3-EE35UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training officer(s)
I.KASARSKA-BOUTILLON
Stakeholder(s)
Iliana KASARSKA-BOUTILLON
Level
Bachelor
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Have a fluent oral and written expression in English.
Have a general idea of the main artistic mouvements of the history of art.
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able :
- To know the various businesses of the market of art.
- To know the legal and institutional framework of the trade of works of art, including the import and export from France.
- To be able to look for the resources of information about artists, their heirs and their experts, on the prices fo the works of art and the public financing of the artistic activity.
Presentation
We will make a presentation of each of the businesses connected to the trade of works of art, with the conditions of its exercice (responsibility, position on the market, management).
I. General framework of the market of art
- Background of the market of art; rules of the trade of works of art; sale of works of art and Internet.
- The State and the trade of works of art: legal framework ; concurrence and collaboration between museums and galleries.

II. Actors of the market of art
Direct sellers of works of art:
- art’s marchand,
- antique dealer,
- gallery owner.
To sell a work of art as intermediary :
- auctioneer and broker of art.
- artistic adviser and decorator.

III. Technical businesses participating to the valorisation of the works of art
- Experts or specialists, restorers, insurance of works of art

iV. Epilogue, « the art : a question of price? ». Real and speculative prices. Comparison between art's prices on the French and the International market of art.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 18,00
Autoformation
Recherche 15,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 15,00
Stage
Visites 2,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Présentation orale 0,00 1 40,00
Participation 16,00 1 20,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 1 40,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
S.Cavaliero, F.Elkaîm, C. Pirot de Corbion, Les métiers du marché de l'art, Paris, 2013 -
A.Ruston, The artist's guide to selling work, London, 2006, reprinted 2009, 2012 -