Economics of the careers and works of artists
David Galenson is professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.
He has written a series of interesting papers on the economics of the
careers and works of artists. While not directly related to intellectual
property issues, I enjoyed reading his articles, and thought you all
would enjoy them as well.
What follows is a list of his articles, available academically at the
SSRN Web site. Prof. Galenson has kindly provided four papers that can
be downloaded from this Web page. To obtain his other papers, contact
him at the University of Chicago (sogrodow@midway.uchicago.edu).
Downloadable papers by Prof. Galenson
July 2003 - Literary Life Cycles: The Careers of Modern American Poets
Feb. 2002 - The Life Cycles of Modern Artists
Sep. 2002 - The New York School vs. the School of Paris: Who Really Made the Most Important Art After World War II?
July 2003 - The Reappearing Masterpiece: Ranking American Artists and Art Works of the Late Twentieth Century
Other papers by Prof. Galenson
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Age and the Quality of Work: The Case of Modern American Painters ,
David W. Galenson and Bruce A. Weinberg, August 1999
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Careers and Canvases: The Rise of the Market for Modern Art in the
Nineteenth Century,
David W. Galenson and Robert Jensen, August 2002
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Masterpieces and Markets: Why the Most Famous Modern Paintings Are Not
by American Artists,
David W. Galenson, October 2001
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Measuring Masters and Masterpieces: French Rankings of French Painters
and Paintings from Realism to Surrealism,
Martin Bruegel and David W. Galenson, May 2001
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Quantifying Artistic Success: Ranking French Painters and Paintings -
from Impressionism to Cubism,
David W. Galenson, March 2000
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Careers of Modern Artists: Evidence from Auctions of Contemporary
Paintings,
David W. Galenson, June 2000
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The Life Cycles of Modern Artists: Theory, Measurement, and Implications,
David W. Galenson, March 2003
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The Lives of the Painters of Modern Life: The Careers of Artists in France
from Impressionism to Cubism,
David W. Galenson, May 1999
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Was Jackson Pollock the Greatest Modern American Painter? A Quantitative
Investigation,
David W. Galenson, March 2002
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Young Geniuses and Old Masters: The Life Cycles of Great Artists from
Masaccio to Jasper Johns,
David W. Galenson and Robert Jenson, July 2001