I sold Andy Warhol (too soon)

Uittreksel

Documents the tumultuous recent period in the art world during which pieces soared in value and resulted in multi-million-dollar sales that baffled buyers and sellers, in an account that offers insight into the behind-the-scenes politics of auctions.

Inhoud

Introduction -- Ch. 1. Breaking up is hard to do -- Ch. 2. The way we were -- Ch. 3. Of stucco homes and ketchup bottles -- Ch. 4. Trouble at the Waldorf -- Ch. 5. The end -- Ch. 6. I'm not waiting in line -- Ch. 7. Flower power -- Ch. 8. Red Elvis -- Ch. 9. Dots and spots -- Ch. 10. When the stars align -- Ch. 11. It's all in the timing -- Ch. 12. The wonder -- Ch. 13. Not so simple Simon -- Ch. 14. David Row's dilemma -- Ch. 15. I want to be Ed Ruscha -- Ch. 16. Elbow room -- Ch. 17. The forgotten legacy of Leon Kraushar -- Ch. 18. The Landsman connection -- Ch. 19. Bye bye Fernwood -- Ch. 20. Made in Los Angeles -- Ch. 21. What's another fifty (thousand)? -- Ch. 22. No secrets in the art world -- Ch. 23. Buy high, sell higher -- Ch. 24. Too much is not enough -- Ch. 25. Here comes the sun -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Where to see artists -- Sources.