How Long to Read Art World's Dirty Little Secret

How Long Does it Take to Read Art World's Dirty Little Secret?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 11 minutes to read Art World's Dirty Little Secret by Graham Setters

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How much paint could be had for twenty million dollars? Ounces, if it were supplied by J.M.W. Turner! This dramatic tale unravels a ragged two-hundred-year-old canvas to discover something more precious than a golden tapestry. Yes, a huge foreboding painting by an unknown artist is picked up for next to nothing at an obscure auction sale in western Canada. By the end of the story it is transformed into a historic treasure by Britain's most venerated artist--J.M.W. Turner. Art World's Dirty Little Secret deciphers this stimulating true-life mystery and unveils several new age techniques for art identification along the way.The practice of collecting fine art should be one of simple bliss, but issues bigger than aesthetic ones come to dominate all efforts. Experience proves that political interests can become obstructive when dealing with top-tier artworks. While investigating for the book (five years), two seasoned collectors are confounded by mysteries as diverse as art-investment, cultural identity, and national security. With the art market as fragile as it is and with perceived fortunes at risk, Robert and Graham find their pains and gains routed mercilessly by subtle art world traditions. Obscure groups make every effort to turn the collecting game into one of high stakes--a world where all but the elite are excluded. Using the painting central to the story, Shipwreck, the Rescue, they expose the struggle of the British art establishment to maintain control of the elite art world. Core to this control are Christie's and Sotheby's. Illustrated also is the way in which naïve collectors and art connoisseurs have been marginalized by the ever-strengthening public and private art museums. Details of an oddly funny and hapless sting by Interpol and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police highlight the shocking vulnerability of private collectors.During the process of rediscovering the long-lost and highly important painting, the authors borrow from a broad range of old and recent literature to firm up their theses. The final and most critical element is introduced during a weeklong face-off with Christie's senior consultant, Martin Butlin. Apparently, a goodly amount of art world activity involves deal-making within cliques. In Butlin's own words: "We're always doing little deals... one's got a monopoly; it's like incest in a way." The defining evidence in support of the painting's authenticity is provided by leading edge science and forensic proof. Two experts: Marilyn Laver, the clear minded scientist; and Peter Paul Biró, the jolly fingerprint sleuth become integral parts of the ballyhoo. Amidst technical jargon, spirited blather, and sometimes humorous anecdote the book proves revolutionary. It gives pause over vital issues pertaining to art collecting, art history and recorded history in general. - R.M. Setters 2005 (edition 2, 2016)

How long is Art World's Dirty Little Secret?

Art World's Dirty Little Secret by Graham Setters is 418 pages long, and a total of 107,844 words.

This makes it 141% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Art World's Dirty Little Secret Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 49 minutes to read Art World's Dirty Little Secret aloud.

What Reading Level is Art World's Dirty Little Secret?

Art World's Dirty Little Secret is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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