Bloomsbury Art Markets

Bloomsbury Art Markets – Protagonists, Networks, Provenances, the landmark digital reference work for art market studies, has expanded its database to include over 4,000 peer-reviewed articles.

Described by Library Journal as ‘groundbreaking’, it is the first comprehensive, peer-reviewed scholarly reference work of its kind on art galleries, auction houses, art fairs, dealers, and selected individuals in Europe and North America from around 1900 to the present.

Watch this short trailer for an introduction to the resource:

In his introduction Editor-in-Chief, Dr Johannes Nathan, outlines the importance of this resource within art market studies, as a means to investigate "the web of dealers, collectors, and museums at play in a particular historic situation." The vision for Bloomsbury Art Markets outlined in this introduction is realised with the latest update.

Bloomsbury Art Markets has been specially designed to serve the expanding research areas of art market studies, art historiography, and provenance research. Key features, such as opportunities to search by period and location, provide impressions of evolving trends in a specific market. For more on the research and teaching applications of Bloomsbury Art Markets, and to see how the resource can enhance object and provenance research, take a look at these video guides.

Explore the resource for yourself with this featured article on Landau Fine Art (Canada/Switzerland, 1988-present) by Carla Taban which traces the gallery’s history and economic context including key artists and selected exhibitions.

Hear from an expert panel hosting Dr Véronique Chagnon-Burke, Prof Anne Helmreich, and Dr Johannes Nathan in our webinar 'Dealing with art' which explores art history from the 1900s to the present, women art dealers, and the art market as ecosystem:

For full access to the updated collection Bloomsbury Art Markets on the Bloomsbury Visual Arts hub, visit our Librarians page for information on trials and purchasing.