This book is for art market researchers at all levels. A brief overview of the global art market and its major stakeholders precedes an analysis of the various sales venues (auction, commercial gallery, etc.). Library research skills are reviewed, and advanced methods are explored in a chapter devoted to basic market research. Because the monetary value of artwork cannot be established without reference to the aesthetic qualities and art historical significance of our subject works, two substantial chapters detail the processes involved in researching and documenting the fine and decorative arts, respectively, and provide annotated bibliographies. Methods for assigning values for art objects are explored, and sources of price data, both in print and online, are identified and described in detail. In recent years, art historical scholarship increasingly has addressed issues related to the history of art and its markets: a chapter on resources for the historian of the art market offers a wide range of sources. Finally, provenance and art law are discussed, with particular reference to their relevance to dealers, collectors, artists and other art market stakeholders.

本书适用于各个层次的艺术市场研究人员。在分析各种销售场所（拍卖、商业画廊等）之前，简要介绍了全球艺术市场及其主要利益相关者。书中回顾了图书馆的研究技能，并在专门讨论基本市场研究的一章中探讨了高级方法。由于艺术品的货币价值的确定离不开我们的主题作品的美学品质和艺术历史意义，因此有两个重要章节分别详细介绍了研究和记录美术和装饰艺术的过程，并提供了注释的书目。本书探讨了为艺术对象分配价值的方法，并确定和详细描述了印刷和在线价格数据的来源。近年来，艺术史研究越来越多地涉及与艺术史及其市场有关的问题：关于艺术市场历史学家的资源的一章提供了广泛的来源。最后，讨论了出处和艺术法，并特别提到了它们与经销商、收藏家、艺术家和其他艺术市场利益相关者的关系。