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This is a fascinating re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. This book goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas about the origins and itineraries of objects, consider the historical uses of provenance research, and draw attention to the transformative power of ownership. The result is a volume of essays that makes a strong case for recuperating provenance - what contributing author Anne Higonnet calls "so many epic tales compressed into such dry lists" - for the history of art. Provenance attends to the social life of art, a work's biography subsequent to the moment of its origin. "Provenance" offers a broad perspective, ranging from ancient archaeology to conceptual art, that encompasses Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and considers a variety of media. The essays demonstrate in myriad ways how an owner's relationship with a work of art or, in varying degrees, with the object's previous owners can change irrevocably the way the work will be perceived and understood by future generations.

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Book category Books in English The arts The arts: general issues Conservation, restoration & care of artworks

• Full title: Provenance - An Alternate History of Art
• Author: Gail Feigenbaum
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781606061220
• ISBN: 1606061224
• ID: 04836052
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Weight: 706 g
• Dimensions: 254 × 181 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. February 2013

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