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Below is a list of books and journals that the Center for Art Law compiles in our quest to keep track of the art law publications and relevant scholarship.
If you are working on a new title, or your book is already out, and you would like to have it included in the Repository, please send us information about it (Title, Author/Editor(s), Date of Publication; ISBN, short summary, link to your publisher/distributor).
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The Art Market During the Nazi Occupation
“The art market in France was surprisingly flourishing under the Occupation. Almost two million works of art changed hands between 1940 and 1944. Over 35,000 trains left Paris loaded with artwork and spoliated objects, in particular those belonging to Jewish families. What practices and what networks did those in the art market put in place during this five-year period? Who were they? What role did the French national museums play in this market?
The film offers a historical investigation into the massive transfer of artwork organised from Paris. It is a unique investigation, and the fruit of 7 years of work by historian Emmanuelle Polack, which brings together gallery owners, collectors, art dealers, Nazi dignitaries, auctioneers, unscrupulous curators, or simple intermediaries against a background of antisemitic occupation laws corroborated by the anti-Jewish legislation implemented by the Vichy government.
It’s a blind spot in collective memory that echoes the current debate on the restitution of artworks, as in January 2020, two very special events occurred. In France, the Louvre Museum undertook a mission to restore to their rightful owners the works acquired by the Museum during the Occupation. In Germany, three works from the Dorville Collection, found at the home of the son of German art dealer H. Gurlitt (charged by Hitler with expanding his museum in Lintz) were returned to the family.”
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Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists
“The fourth edition of this eminently useful book includes new forms for hiring and firing employees, agreements to arbitrate, promissory notes, and general releases. Also included are a contract for the sale of an artwork, contract for a commission, delivery-of-art confirmation form, artist-gallery contract, contract for an exhibition loan, model release, commercial lease, sublease, and lease assignment, and much more. Each form includes step-by-step instructions, advice, and unique negotiation checklists for making the best deal possible. A convenient CD-ROM lets buyers customize and print their forms from any PC or Mac. Every fine artist needs a copy of this remarkable guide!
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don’t aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.”
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La restituzione dei beni culturali nel mondo contemporaneo
“This volume offers an interdisciplinary reflection on the topic, a central theme in current legal and art-historical debate, of the restitution of stolen, purloined, or illegally exported cultural property. It approaches the phenomenon from complementary perspectives: art-historical, legal, and ethical. The book begins with general reflections on the opportunity and significance of restitution, then examines the main national and international legal sources, and then analyzes concrete and paradigmatic cases, including those related to the post-colonial context and the looting perpetrated during the Nazi-Fascist period. The transnational and comparative approach, as well as the importance of collaboration between scholars, museum professionals, institutions, and collectors, are essential elements in consolidating best practices in due diligence and provenance research, essential tools for ensuring the legitimacy of art circulation on the international market. Through the dialogue between law and the humanities, this volume aims to offer a scholarly and critical contribution to the understanding of a complex phenomenon that challenges not only current legislation but also collective responsibility towards memory and historical justice.”
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Art Markets, Agents and Collectors: Collecting Strategies in Europe and the United States, 1550–1950 1st Edition
“Art Markets, Agents and Collectors brings together a wide variety of case studies, based on letters and detailed archival research, which nuance the history of the art market and the role of the collector within it. Using diaries, account books and other archival sources, the chapters in this volume show how agents set up networks and acquired works of art, often developing the taste and knowledge of the collectors for whom they were working. They are therefore seen as important actors in the market, having a specific role that separates them from auctioneers, dealers, museum curators or amateurs, while at the same time acknowledging and analysing the dual positions that many held. Each chronological period is introduced by a contextual essay, written by a leading expert in the field, which sets out the art market in the period concerned and the ways in which agents functioned. This book is an invaluable tool for those needing an accessible yet broad introduction to the intricate workings of the art market.”
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UC Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project
From the blog: “The Berkeley Art Law and Finance Project, hosted by the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary initiative that harnesses the dynamic intersections of the art world with law, finance, technology, sustainability, and culture. Our mission is to revolutionize the dialogue at these critical junctures through cutting-edge research, world-class education, and transformative policy work that illuminates how art law enriches our understanding of complex legal and business relationships in modern markets.”
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Books Reviews
Book Review: “Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of…
Book Review: “All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art” (2024)
Book Review: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger (2012) by Ken Perenyi
Book Review: “Art & Crime” (2022) by Stefan Koldenhoff & Tobias Timm, eng. ed.
Book Review: “Museum Administration: Law and Practice” by Walter Lehmann (2022)
Book Review: “Posthumous Art, Law and the Art Market,” Sharon Hecker and Peter J. Karol, eds.…
Book Review: The Art Collecting Legal Handbook, Bruno W. Boesch And Massimo Sterpi, eds. (3rd ed.,…
Book Review: “Lost Art: The Art Loss Register Casebook Vol I” (2021) by Anja Shortland
Book Review: “The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums & Why…
Art Law Journals
Book Review: “Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime” (2019) by Penelope Jackson
Book Review: “A Philosophy Guide to Street Art and the Law” (2018)
Book Review: “Hitler’s Last Hostages” (2019)
Book Review: “Art and Modern Copyright” (2018)
Book Review: “Females in the Frame: Women, Art, and Crime” (2019)
Book Review: “Art Law and the Business of Art” (2019)
Book Review: “Artist, Authorship & Legacy: A Reader” (2018)
Book Review: “The Bouvier Affair: A True Story” (2019)
Book Review: Joan Kee, “Models of Integrity” (2019)
Book Review: “A Tragic Fate: Law and Ethics in the Battle over Nazi-Looted Art”(2017)
Book Review: “Art Law: A Concise Guide for Artists, Curators, and Art Educators”(2016)
Book Review: “Art and Business: Transactions in Art & Cultural Property” (2016)
Book Review: “Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present” (2016)
Book Review: “Fair and just solutions?” (2015)
Book Review: “Visual Arts and the Law: A Handbook for Professionals” (2013)
Book Review: Elizabeth T. Russell’s “Arts Law Conversations”
All Things Come in Threes: Hope reviews Three Recent Publications on Art Forgery
Pitching an idea to e-Textbook Publishers: Trademarks through NY Restaurants
Art Theft – A Sexy Crime?
