Material concerning art sales in 1917 and the art market in time of war

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/548
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1917-1918
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 6 newspaper cuttings

Scope and Content

Includes:

-two newspaper cuttings concerning the art market in 1917 and 1918

-newspaper cutting concerning art importations into the USA in 1917

-newspaper cutting concerning the duplication of old master paintings

-newspaper cutting concerning a war-time boom in art

-newspaper cutting concerning paintings by British artists exhibited in Venice in 1914 being removed to Rome in 1917 for safe storage

6 items pasted into: Picture sales 1917 : January - March : E K W. (1917) [Auction catalogue]

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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