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University of Zurich, 2021
It is common to see copies being described as works by art students or apprentices learning from ... more It is common to see copies being described as works by art students or apprentices learning from Old Masters. In a dedicated online sale in September 2018, Sotheby’s offered 80 such copies, emphasizing that they were made by students from different periods. However, this perspective overlooks the complexity of copy production and its market dynamics. Copies created a significant secondary market for lower-priced artworks from popular artists starting in the late Sixteenth-Century, growing in the Seventeenth-Century to represent a substantial portion of art trade volume. Today, copies still make up a considerable portion of lower and average-value artworks in the Old Master Market.
Sotheby’s presentation of the sale highlights the current value of copies. The auction market, despite questioning the place of the copy, reaffirmed its status as a "young artist’s production," reflecting a long-established awareness of its role.
As copies lost their distinct category and entered the secondary market over the centuries, they faced misuse and misattribution, often being confused with forgeries. Due to a lack of knowledge or intentional misattribution, copies were frequently misrepresented, raising doubts about their authenticity. This led to them being seen as impostors in the art market catching up with a deep-rooted conscience of its misuse.
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Sotheby’s presentation of the sale highlights the current value of copies. The auction market, despite questioning the place of the copy, reaffirmed its status as a "young artist’s production," reflecting a long-established awareness of its role.
As copies lost their distinct category and entered the secondary market over the centuries, they faced misuse and misattribution, often being confused with forgeries. Due to a lack of knowledge or intentional misattribution, copies were frequently misrepresented, raising doubts about their authenticity. This led to them being seen as impostors in the art market catching up with a deep-rooted conscience of its misuse.
Sotheby’s presentation of the sale highlights the current value of copies. The auction market, despite questioning the place of the copy, reaffirmed its status as a "young artist’s production," reflecting a long-established awareness of its role.
As copies lost their distinct category and entered the secondary market over the centuries, they faced misuse and misattribution, often being confused with forgeries. Due to a lack of knowledge or intentional misattribution, copies were frequently misrepresented, raising doubts about their authenticity. This led to them being seen as impostors in the art market catching up with a deep-rooted conscience of its misuse.