In the early 20th century collecting art was primarily a way for individuals to decorate their homes but by midcentury many artistic works were being acquired by collectors eager to establish museums and galleries of their own. Sotheby's chairman James Stourton explains that it was an era of art dynasties including the Guggenheims Rockefellers and the Gettys all of whom felt that their holdings should be on public view. As seen in this book's dozens of color photographs the collectors' tastes encompassed Picasso Ingres Goya Brueghel Gauguin Dürer Rauschenberg and Koons as well as ancient sculptures illuminated manuscripts and contemporary installation art. Stourton's overview also devotes individual chapters to collections in Britain Switzerland Germany and Japan and discusses how America supplanted Europe as the hub of the art world.

Zamanımızın Büyük Kolleksiyoncuları: 1945'ten Bu Yana Sanat Kolleksiyonculuğu
20.yüzyılın başlarında kişiler evlerini dekore etmek amacıyla koleksiyonculuk yapıyorlardı. Fakat yüzyılın ortalarında Rockefellerlar ya da Guggenheimlar gibi ünlü kolleksiyoncular parçalarını müzelerde ve galerilerde halka açmayı seçtiler. Bu kitapta bu ünlü kolleksiyoncuların topladığı Picasso Ingres Goya ve bir çok sanatçıya ait eseri inceleyebilirsiniz.