Sotheby’s breakfast. The world of art from A to Y. Hook F.

“Breakfast at Sotheby’s” Philip Hook is a witty and fascinating study of the art phenomenon and its commercial value. The focus of the famous English art critic, an employee of the famous auction houses “Sotby” and “Christie”, who is familiar with the mysterious, hidden from the eyes of amateurs life of the art market, is the secret of the popularity of individual artists and creative directions, the relationship of artists and models, the history of sensational abductions and fakes. What costs how much? Why does the work become an “icon”? Which of the artists managed to create his own brand? Is it possible to protect yourself from fakes? How was Monu Lisa stolen? Philip Hook will hold the reader on the labyrinths of the art market and offer his own answers to these and many other questions.