Let me give you a small excerpt from one of the American detective novel (yes, indeed, the sources I have variety, but wait to laugh, the author - in the past, one of the known art critics! "And then, will say that I combine business with pleasure, okay? ):
"Collectors have long been not listen to critics. They listen to his accountant, who gives the quote of the artist in the primary market. Then they try to make a forecast about the chances of the artist to hold the secondary market ..."
"... But the picture of X such lousy that people from the list A does not want to buy them. They were sold out the people, no fig in art do not understand.
- Consequently, the primary market - is a list of A.
- Exactly. Most packaged clients. Art does not interest them, they are simply looking for profitable investments. The fact that the death of the artist, widely known - is an incredible success for the people who invested money into it - the art world knows how to get rid of the pieces before their value begins to approach zero.
- List A sells them a hick from B.
- ... which in turn glued to the list of VA, the last cretins who raked the work, not having any value. Buyers from list represent businesses and banks. They seldom realize that they cheated, because the cost of works is part of the company's assets. This disguised loss, assets that do not have any value, but the audits do not show. Well, you now know everything about art. "
That's interesting to know, not whether my detective gave to our dear masters the idea of an investment be an indicator of risk?
My dear German Master (Aldorfer? Durer? Grunewald? - Love!)
All the artists you mentioned, of course, the most naiaktualneyshie: p
Be lenient to the quality of translation, it is - mine.