Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

5-2020

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Department (Legacy)

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Fine Arts

Degree Program

Art (Creative) and Art History with a concentration in Critical and Curatorial Studies, MA

Committee Chair

Reitz, Chris

Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)

Fulton, Chris

Committee Member

Fulton, Chris

Committee Member

Evans, Lindsay

Author's Keywords

provenance; ownership history; catalog raissonne; art

Abstract

In the art world, the artwork is under evaluation to determine its worth from its historic value to its monetary value. One of the primary strategies used to evaluate the artwork is the work's provenance which can be broken down into the work's collector history and the authenticity of its authorship. The first question to be addressed is: does knowing an artwork's collector history and provenance add to its historic value? The second question to be addressed is: does knowing an artwork's collector history and provenance add to its monetary value? These questions will be supported by two case studies how artists use provenance as their art: one concerning the exhibition Manet PROJEKT '74 by Hans Haacke and the other exhibition The Politics of Restitution by Maria Eichorn. There is an interview with Victoria Sara Goldman where she addresses the role of provenance in determining the value of an artwork.

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