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Collecting Art for Love, Money and More Hardcover - 2013

by Ethan Wagner; Thea Westreich

Arranged into 10 topics that are approached through a key question-and-answer format, here is an accessible yet unrivaled insider's view into the often opaque world of collecting art, drawing from their extensive experience in working with collectors and institutions of contemporary art.


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Collecting Art For Love, Money and More is an insider's guide for both the novice and experienced buyer. It reveals the motivations and secrets of successful collectors as well as providing an historical overview of the greatest collectors and their superb collections. Written by renowned art advisor Thea Westreich Wagner and her husband Ethan Wagner, this book offers clear advice on how to build and maintain a distinctive collection, from discovering new talent and accessing the best work to getting the highest returns on investment. This book provides invaluable insights and tips, alongside photographs and specially commissioned illustrations, and key advice from each chapter is summarized to guide the collector. It captures the sense of anticipation, thrill, and commodity conditions of the art marketplace that make acquiring works of art such an adventure.

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  • Title Collecting Art for Love, Money and More
  • Author Ethan Wagner; Thea Westreich
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Phaidon Press, New York
  • Date 2013-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780714849775 / 0714849774
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 7 x 0.9 in (25.15 x 17.78 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Art, Modern - 20th century, Art - Collectors and collecting
  • Dewey Decimal Code 708

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  • Publishers Weekly, 02/25/2013, Page 0

About the author

Ethan Wagner's art interests go back more than two decades; he has collected art, published artists' books, and been involved with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and other art organizations. He now manages Art Advisory's business and financial practices and external communications, canvasses the international art market on behalf of clients, and publishes artists' books. Thea Westreich Wagner worked for numerous years as a volunteer in the visual and performing arts. She founded Thea Westreich Art Advisory Services in 1982, and has advised private collectors throughout the United States and Europe. She has built a library of 13,000 volumes that underlies her firm's dedication to research and analysis. She also publishes artists' books.
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