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Reading recommendation for those of you who perhaps like me, studied art, but never actually studied the economics of it.

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Is there something unexpected in the book? The name is catching, though.

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There’s an opening discussion of the etymology of the word amateur and how the word in 19th century France was used to describe someone who literally admired art for its intrinsic qualities/beauty rather than profit as opposed to how we use the word today in a more negative way

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There are other little gems like this, but most significant for me as someone who has never seriously considered the actual value of my art, it explores the investment side of art and the art world which is a perspective I’ve never been exposed to.

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cool, I will bug later you when I start to read it😄😄😄

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