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Going Once... Going Twice... Sold! 1 This bibliography was compiled by the Books about Auction Houses and Cleveland Museum of Art’s Ingalls the Auction Market Library reference staff to accompany a Faith, Nicholas. Sold: The Revolution in the series of three workshops on the auc- . London: Hamish Hamilton, tion market (fine arts, decorative arts, and 1985. prints and photographs) presented at the HF5477 .G74 S67 1985 Library. Given the scope and depth of A profile of Sotheby’s under the dynamic the Library’s , only the most leadership of Peter C. Wilson, the famous important titles, databases, and websites auctioneer, that provides an interesting are included. We hope this bibliography glimpse into the world of selling and col- will help you map a methodology for lecting works of art. researching objects. Lacey, Robert. Sotheby’s: for Class. For a history of the auction market, con- Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. sult the sources listed below as well as HF5477 .G74 G675 1998 the Grove Dictionary of Art entry under A gossipy history of the famous auction “Auction.” The Ingalls Library subscribes house. to many bibliographic databases which provide access to journal articles about McNulty, Tom. Art Market Research: A , auction houses, etc. Guide to Methods and Sources. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006. The bibliography is divided into eight N5200 .M39 2006 sections: “From the gallery to the auction house, • Books about Auction Houses and the this book explores the major venues of art Auction Market acquisition. It introduces basic terminology • Art Sales Sources for the Fine Arts for the art collector and covers the basics • Decorative and Applied Arts of artwork analysis and documentation, • Prints including a concise overview of database • Photographs researching methods and online resources.” • Auction House Publications and Websites Marquis, Alice Goldfarb. The Art Biz: The • Cleveland Auction Houses Covert World of Collectors, Dealers, Auction • Auction Price Databases Houses, Museums, and Critics. Chicago: Con- temporary Books, 1991. N8600 .M38 1991 “This is an impassioned, whistle-blowing essay on the outrageous glitz biz of the contemporary New York art scene.” Mason, Christopher. The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby’s–Christie’s Auction House Scandal. New York: G. P. Putman’s Sons, 2004. HF5477 .G74 S6746 2004 An account of the price-fixing collusion between the two auction houses.

2 Reitlinger, Gerald. The Economics of Taste. Art Sales Sources for the Fine Arts London: Barie and Rockliffe, 1961–70. Art Sales Catalogues. Zug: IDC, 1986–. N 8675 .R44 1961 vols. 1–3. REF A99 L95a Microform A classic history of the international art Based on Lugt’s Répertoire des Catalogues auction market. de Ventes. . . . Ingalls Library owns parts 1 Smith, Charles W. Auctions! The Social Con- (1600–1825) and 2 (1826–60). struction of Value. New York: Free Press; Lon- Christie’s London. Microfiche Collection don: Collier Macmillan, 1989. of All Objects Sold at Christie’s. London: HF5476 .S56 1989 Christie’s, 1980. “[S]ociologist Charles Smith reveals [that] REF Microfilm Collection the mechanical law of supply and demand Useful for the images, but the textual rarely governs the auction process. Based on information is very uneven. years of participation in and observation of different types of auctions and interviews Frederickson, Burton B. The Index of with hundreds of auctioneers, Smith gives Sold in the British Isles during the us not only a theoretical understanding Nineteenth Century. Santa Barbara, CA: of the auction process but the sights and ABC-CLIO, 1988–. sounds as well.” REF ND47 .I5 1988 An important reference source for auc- Watson, Peter. From Manet to : The tions of paintings in the British Isles. The Rise of the Modern Art Market. New York: explanatory text is a crash course in un- Random House, 1992. derstanding auctions, auctioneers, auction N6447 .W3 1992 catalogues, and the development of taste, A history of the modern auction market. collecting, and market conditions in 19th- ———. Sotheby’s: Inside Story. London: century and the Continent. Bloomsbury, 1997. Fredericksen, Burton B., and Benjamin N8620 .W37 1997 Peronnet. Répertoire des Tableaux Vendus en An undercover account in illegal trafficking au XIXe siècle. [Los Angeles]: Prov- in antiquities that ultimately find their way enance Index of the Getty Information to the auction market. Institute, 1998–. Wooley, Robert. Going Once: A Memoir of REF ND47 .R46 1997 Art, Society, and Charity. New York: Simon & Covers auctions of paintings in France Schuster, 1995. during the 19th century. N8604 .W66 A3 1995 Frick Art Reference Library. Frick Art An interesting and sometimes very funny Reference Library Sales Catalogue Index. profile of the auction market by auctioneer Boston: G. K. Hall, 1992. and former head of Sotheby’s decorative REF N8602 .F75 1992 arts department. An important source providing access to 60,000 auction sales, including catalogues, many of them owned only by the Frick, covering the years 1766 to 1992.

3 Graves, Algernon. Art Sales from Early in that covers the years 1887–1918. One of the Eighteenth Century to Early in the Twen- the most important resources for retro- tieth Century. London: A. Graves, 1918–21; spective sales. Reprinted: New York: Burt Franklin, Sotheby’s London. Sales Catalogue Collec- 1979. tion. Ann Arbor: Xerox University Micro- REF N8675 .G72 vols. 1–3 films and Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, 1973. A review of major British sales covering REF Microfilm Collection almost two hundred years; includes im- Includes more than 15,000 catalogues portant information. issued by Sotheby’s London from 1734 to Lancour, Harold. American Art Auction 1970. Filmed from the auctioneers’ an- Catalogues, 1785–1942; A Union List. notated copies. New York: New York Public Library, 1944. Decorative and Applied Arts REF Z5939 .A1 L3 Ames, Kenneth L., and Gerald W. R. The counterpart to Lugt; records Ameri- Ward. Decorative Arts and Household Fur- can sales. nishings in America, 1650–1920: An Anno- tated Bibliography. Winterthur, DE: Winter- Lugt, Frits. Répertoire des Catalogues de thur Museum, 1989. Ventes Publiques, Interessant l’art ou la cu- REF Z5956. D3 D43 1989 riosité, tableaux, dessins. . . . La Haye: M. Provides access and orientation to the Nijhoff, 1938–87. study of household furnishings used in REF N8650 .L8 vols. 1–4 the United States from the 17th century The most important sales source cover- to the early 20th century and designed ing the years 1600–1925 and a primary for use by the general public, collectors, source for early art sales. and college and university students. Full Mireur, Hippolyte. Dictionnaire des Ventes annotations and chapter introductions d’Art faites en France et à l’Etranger pendant are by subject specialists. Introduction by des XVIII et XIX siècles. . . . Paris: Maison Ames surveys the state of current scholar- d’Editions d’oeuvres Artistiques, Chez de ship in the field. Vincenti, 1911–12. Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles, 2007 REF N8675 .M6 1911 Price Guide. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, The basic source for 18th- and 19th- 2006. century French sales. Especially important REF NK1125 .A594 2007 for its inclusion of obscure . “America’s #1 selling price guide” is ar- Redford, George. Art Sales: A History of ranged by subject, with color illustrations, Sales of Pictures and Other Works of Art. and includes a contributor directory. Pric- London: Bradbury, Agnew, 1888. es reflect a cross section of what is bought REF N8675 .R4 1888 vols. 1–2 and sold each year. An historical account of important Brit- ish sales from 1628 to 1887 with interest- ing articles on important collections that were auctioned. It also has a continuation

4 Boger, Louise Ade, and H. Batterson. Dic- De Winter, Patrick. European Decorative tionary of Antiques and the Decorative Arts, a Arts, 1400–1600: An Annotated Bibliography. Book of Reference for Glass, Furniture, Ceram- Boston: G. K. Hall, 1988. ics. . . . New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, REF Z5956.D3 D38 1988 1967. “In this volume have been gathered over REF NK30 .B57 1967 twenty-two hundred annotated references A classic in the field. Line , photo- to selected published material dealing with graphs, and some plates accompany alpha- the various types of furnishings made for betically arranged entries. A classified list of the church, the palace, and the home, as subjects and terms, related within particular well as objects made for personal adorn- fields of research and grouped together, sets ment, produced in Europe during the time this volume apart. Includes bibliography that spans the late Gothic and Renaissance and supplement. periods.” Authoritative, comprehensive, well-organized, and fully annotated. Bronner, Simon J., ed. American Folk Art: A Guide to Sources. New York: Garland, 1984. Ehresman, Donald. Applied and Decorative REF Z5956. F6 A53 1984 Arts: A Bibliographic Guide. 2nd ed. Engle- Bibliography of folk art studies in America wood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1993. arranged by topic, with annotations and in- REF Z5956.A68 E47 1993 troductory essays by specialist contributors. Three chapters on type (general, orna- Introduction traces the history of folk art ment, folk) are followed by subjects from scholarship from its origins to the present. arms to wallpaper, each having an an- notated list of bibliographies, dictionaries, Campbell, Gordon. The Grove Encyclopedia general history, and geographic specific of Decorative Arts. New York: Oxford Uni- history. Included are monographs, price versity Press, 2006. guides, and major exhibition and museum REF NK28. G76 2006 catalogs. “See also” references are valuable. Two-volume alphabetical encyclopedia with bibliography. Provides design history Maloney, David J., Jr. Maloney’s Antiques of generic objects as well as biographies and Collectibles Resource Directory. 4th ed. of designers and manufacturers; defines Dubuque, IA: Antique Trader, 1997. techniques and materials and profiles major REF NK1127 .M36 1997 production cities. Originally published as Collector’s Informa- tion Clearinghouse Antiques & Collectibles Coulson, Anthony J. A Bibliography of De- Resource Directory. Arranged by subject, sign in Britain 1851–1970. London: Design in-trade and collections, museums, librar- Council, 1979. ies, periodicals, and services. NK1443.C68 1979 Broadly based introductory bibliography Miller’s Antiques Price Guide 2007. London: to “the more accessible works” in the field, Octopus Publishing Group, 2006. including both contemporary and later REF NK1133 .M53 2007 writings on designers, exhibitions, com- Lavishly illustrated price guide to antiques petitions, and technological developments. includes a useful directory of experts. Includes some periodical articles. The chap- Contents list guides the reader to subjects. ter on international exhibitions and guides Though published in England, prices are is exceptional. listed in U.S. dollar values.

5 Miller’s Collectibles Price Guide 2007. Lon- Prints don: Octopus Publishing Group, 2006. Griffiths, Antony. Prints and : REF NK1125 .A395 An introduction to the History and Techniques. A companion guide to Miller’s Antiques Los Angeles: University of California that covers advertising to watches, with Press, 1996. full-color illustrations and U.S. dollar PSR NE400 .G74 1996 values. A fully revised second edition of the Solon, Louis M. Ceramic Literature: An highly regarded 1980s edition and ex- Analytical Index to all Works Published in all traordinary source for basic information Languages on the History and Technology of the regarding the printmaker’s technique. Ceramic Art. . . . London: C. Griffin, 1910. Each chapter is dedicated to a different REF TP785.C4 1910 method of printing. Extensive examples An excellent bibliography and biography illustrate the details of each style. The for 19th-century ceramic art, annotated book closes with a short bibliography, a with incredible detail. International in detailed glossary, and a thorough index. scope from Sèvres to stoves, the first part Ludman, Joan. Fine Print References: A is alphabetical by author; the second Selected Bibliography of Print-Related Litera- part is arranged by country and subject. ture. Millwood, NY: Kraus International Nearly a century old, it contains long-lost Publications, 1982. information. REF Z5947.A3 L82 Trench, Lucy, ed. Materials & Techniques in An unparalleled bibliography dividing the Decorative Arts: An Illustrated Dictionary. the scholarship on printmaking into nine London: John Murray, 2000. chapters, including connoisseurship, history, REF NK30 .M38 2000 medium and technique, types of collec- Arranged in alphabetical order by materi- tions, reference works, and subject matter. al (alabaster) to technique (wrigglework), These distinctions are further subdivided this work also includes illustrations of to make it more useful. The volume closes craftsmanship and tools. Period engrav- with two indexes, one for authors, the ings and modern photographs enhance other for museums and galleries. descriptions. An essential work. The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919–1969. Wertkin, Gerard C. Encyclopedia of American Cleveland: [1969]. Folk Art. New York: Routledge, 2004. CMA REF NE1 .P6625 1969 REF NK805 .E6 2004 The Print Club of Cleveland, 1969–1994. More than just folk art, this extensive Cleveland: Print Club, 1994. reference tool contains , author, and CMA REF NE1 .P6625 1994 collector biographies, subject entries, excel- No CMA bibliography on print resources lent bibliography, and cross references. Ar- would be complete without a reference ranged alphabetically. to the Print Club of Cleveland. These two volumes are an excellent place to begin. Further information on the Print Club is also available in Ingalls Library’s institutional clipping files.

6 Riggs, Timothy A. The Print Council Index Photographs to Oeuvre-Catalogues of Prints by European Gael, Diane VanSkiver. Ohio Photogra- and American Artists. Millwood, NY: Kraus phers, 1839–1900. Nevada City, CA: Carl International Publications, 1983. Mautz, 1998. REF NE90 .R54 1983 REF TR139 .G34 1998 An invaluable resource, the PCI is avail- A unique look at early photographers able in both print and electronic editions. in the state of Ohio. A select list of pho- Arranged alphabetically by author or tographers and studios are covered with publisher, this volume includes known biographical information, dates, locations, birth and death dates, location of hard- and mediums; a more comprehensive list to-find catalogs, as well as an index of follows. It is not annotated, however. An artists known only by either monogram extensive bibliography and occasional im- or nickname. In addition, the PCI indexes ages fill out the book. multi-artist catalogs, though inconsistently. Coverage is limited to catalogs published Jeffrey, Ian. The Photography Book. London: before 1972 in the text. The online data- Phaidon, 1997. base includes coverage through mid 2005, REF TR650 .E5 2006 and incorporates Japanese artists. Collected here are many of the most famous, gripping, impossible-to-forget Simmons, Rosemary. Collecting Original images, and information on the photog- Prints. London: A&C Black Publishers, raphers who took them. Perfect for those 2005. moments when a name is on the tip of PSR NE885 .S472 2005 your tongue, but you just can’t remember. A solid popular introduction to collect- The only fault with the book is its age. ing prints that covers much of the same ground as the book by Griffiths (above) in Lenman, Robin. The Oxford Companion to slightly less detail. However, Simmons dis- the Photograph. New York: Oxford Univer- cusses conservation and collecting further. sity Press, 2005. Vividly illustrated, with a long glossary. REF TR9 .O94 2005 “The Oxford Companion . . . serves as a source guide to the lexicon of photog- raphy, as well as its history. Entries vary from the technical, discussing how photo- graphs are made, to [biographies], discuss- ing all manner of people. Illustrated with black & white and color photographs, The Oxford Companion . . . is a fantastic first source for questions about the his- tory, process, and people of this medium.”

7 Noble, Laura. The Art of Collecting Photogra- Auction House Publications and phy. Switzerland: AVA Publishing, 2006. Websites TR6.5 .N63 2006 Each year, Ingalls Library receives more For the amateur as well as advanced collec- than 3,000 catalogues from auction houses tor. By discussing how individual works fit around the world. These catalogues are into an overall collection, the author lends shelved in the library’s “Recent Acquisi- to the sense of adventure and the journey tions Area” until the date of sale and then inherent in collecting photographics. Well- stored in the library stacks. Ingalls Library’s known and lesser-known photographers collection of auction catalogues, both are profiled side by side to highlight how hardcopy and on microfiche or microfilm, each might be appraised and acquired. The numbers more than 125,000 volumes. book closes with an international directory of galleries, photography fairs, festivals and Christie’s Magazine. events, and a list of auction houses. Published seven times each year. www.christies.com The Photographic Art Market. Langhorne, PA: Photographic Arts Center, 2006. Sotheby’s Preview. REF TR6.5 .P52 2004 Published seven times each year. An annual price guide to the photographic www.sothebys.com art market initially written by Peter H. Both Christie’s Magazine and Sotheby’s Falk, the renowned author of Who Was Preview include information as well as Who in American Art. After a brief explana- feature articles on forthcoming sales, news tion of how to read the entries, it begins of the auction market, and short articles the listing, from A to Z by artist name. on collections and collectors and works Each volume tracks the vital auction in- of art and artists. formation. If you find the Gordon’s online interface too complicated, this is a fine La Gazette de la Hôtel Drouot. substitute. Published weekly. www.gazette-drouot.com Warren, Lynn. Encyclopedia of Twentieth- Century Photography. New York: Taylor & The primary source for information on Francis Group, 2006. French auctions. Includes price lists for REF TR642 .E5 2006 objects sold at Drouot auctions. Unlike A three-volume set with a list of entries Christie’s and Sotheby’s, Hôtel Drouot and a thorough glossary of terms. The does not publish individual price lists for latter is essential for the study of such a each auction. technical medium. Entries provide a solid Phillips dePury & Company grounding in their topics and coverage is www.phillipsdepury.com both broad and deep. Color and black- and-white plates illustrate many entries. Consult the website for information Each volume is indexed individually. about the auction house, forthcoming sales, auction results, etc.

8 Other smaller auction houses also publish Auction Price Databases newsletters and magazines that can be The databases and websites included in found in the Ingalls Library “Recent Ac- the following list represent those most of- quisitions Area” along with many other art ten used by Ingalls Library reference staff. periodicals that track the auction market. All these resources can be accessed from Cleveland Auction Houses library OPACs by logging in and click- ing “Search Collections” and then “View Aspire Auctions Online Resources.” For assistance, please 12730 Larchmere Blvd. visit the reference desk. Cleveland, OH 44120 216-231-5515 The letter following each database name www.aspireauctions.com indicates the subject coverage for the database. Cleveland Auction Company D Decorative Arts 3910 Lorain Avenue F Fine Arts Cleveland, OH 44113 P Prints and Photographs 216-631-3232 Ph Photographs www.cleveauction.com Artfact (D, F) Gray’s Auctioneers Artfact is the world’s largest and most 10717 Detroit Avenue comprehensive auction database Cleveland, OH 44102 service including unabridged forthcom- 216-458-7695 ing and past auction catalogs and price www.graysauctioneers.com results for more than 1,000 prestigious Rachel Davis Fine Arts international art, antiques, and collectible 1301 W. 79th Street auction houses of all sizes. These include Cleveland, OH 44102 Artcurial, Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle’s, 216-939-1190 Eldred’s, Gallerie Koller, Hindman, www.racheldavisfinearts.com Ritchie’s, Sotheby’s, Swann, Tajan, and Weschler’s to name only a few. ArtNet (F, P, Ph) ArtNet is the most comprehensive color- illustrated archive of fine art auction re- sults worldwide. Representing art auction results from more than 500 international auction houses since 1985, the database covers more than 2.6 million artworks by 180,000 plus artists, ranging from Old Masters to contemporary art. ArtPrice.com (F, P) Covers 306,000 artists from the 4th cen- tury to the present in the following fine art categories: , watercolor, paint- ing, prints, posters, , installation,

9 photography, and audiovisual-multimedia. iCollector (D, F, P, Ph) The staff at Artprice.com collects, pro- Ebay partnered with iCollector for Inter- cesses, and analyzes art auctions covering net trading of antiques, fine art, and pre- 2,900 auction houses worldwide. mium collectables. Users must register for an account to browse auction catalogues. Art Sales Index (F, P) Includes auction price records for works Prices 4 Antiques (D) of art, excluding decorative arts. Online P4A compiles results from 50 leading coverage began in 1997, however, the print auction houses located throughout the version has been available since the early United States, plus other specialist auc- 1970s. Entries include the artist’s name, life tions. Links to dealers, auction calendars, dates, and nationality, title of the work sold, and books about antiques. size, medium, auction house, lot number, and selling price in various currencies. Ask Art (F) For each artist recorded, Ask Art sum- marizes what’s available about the artist: life dates, methods, biographies, subjects for which best known; literature in which they are referenced, and the auction lots sold and unsold of their works. You will also find museum references, as well as what might be available for sale from deal- ers or individuals, or who is interested in purchasing items by particular artists. Gazette Web (D, F, P, Ph) Gazette Web provides information about sales including PDF files of La Gazette de la Hotel Drouot containing the auction results of recent French sales. It also provides links to French auction cata- logs online, a calendar of auction sales, and an index to French auctioneers. Gordon’s Print and Photography Prices (P, Ph) While the interface for Gordon’s leaves a lot to be desired, the scope of the database is not in question. Covering all manner of prints and photographs with more than 180,000 auction and dealer records, this resource is both essential and idiosyncratic. The number one destination online for print and photography prices.

10 Classification System Ingalls Library Ingalls Library began using the Library of The Cleveland Museum of Art Congress classification scheme in April 11150 East Blvd. 2006. The cataloging staff recently com- Cleveland, OH 44106–1797 pleted the conversion of all library ma- Reference Desk terials (except journals) to the Library of 216–707–2530 Congress system. The subject outline for the classification schedule follows: Image Services 216–707–2547 Library of Congress Classification System A General works Archives B Philosophy, psychology, religion 216–707–2492 C Auxiliary sciences of history www.clevelandart.org D History: general, Europe E–F History: Americas http://library.clevelandart.org G Geography, anthropology, recreation H Social sciences J Political science K Law L Education M Music, books on music N NA Architecture NB Sculpture NC Drawing, design, illustration ND NE Print media NK Decorative arts NX Arts in general P Language, literature Q Science R Medicine S Agriculture T Technology (includes photography) U Military science V Naval science Z Bibliography, library science, information resources (general)

11 Cover: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879) The Auctioneer. Wood engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1921.1480.

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