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The Market for Modernism | MetSpeaks
June 11, 2021
By Christel Force, Jennifer Thompson, Yaëlle Biro, Vérane Tasseau, MaryKate Cleary, Frances Fowle, Julia May Boddewyn, and Michael FitzGerald
Between 1850 and 1950, when art collecting in France stalled due to the devastating effects of two world wars, revolution, and economic uncertainty, it accelerated internationally, gaining interest from foreign collectors. In this discussion, curators, scholars, and experts in provenance research consider the historical market for modern art as the root of the globalized art world of today.