The Art Prophets

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The people who decide what art matters. The Art Prophets by art dealer Richard Polsky is a 2011 tour of the influential dealers and tastemakers of the late twentieth century — risk takers who opened doors for artists, identified new movements, and resurrected art forms that had fallen into obscurity.

Through conversations and first-hand stories, the book stages a dialogue between artists and the visionaries who paved their way — among them Ivan Karp, the legendary dealer who championed Pop Art and Photorealism; Louis Meisel, who gave the Photorealist movement its name and its gallery home; and even Stan Lee, the comics impresario who helped turn illustration into collectible art. Polsky explores how these figures saw value where others saw nothing.

Part art history, part business of art — an engaging, opinionated read for collectors, dealers, and anyone curious about how reputations — and fortunes — are made in the art world.

“The Art Prophets: The Artists, Dealers, and Tastemakers Who Shook the Art World” by art dealer Richard Polsky is a 2011 tour of the people who decide what art matters. Polsky profiles the influential dealers and tastemakers of the late twentieth century — risk takers who opened doors for artists, identified new movements, and resurrected art forms that had fallen into obscurity.
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nThrough conversations and first-hand stories, the book stages a dialogue between artists and the visionaries who paved their way — among them Ivan Karp, the legendary dealer who championed Pop Art and Photorealism; Louis Meisel, who gave the Photorealist movement its name and its gallery home; and even Stan Lee, the comics impresario who helped turn illustration into collectible art. Polsky explores how these figures saw value where others saw nothing, and how they steered money, attention, and museum walls toward the new.
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nPart art history, part business of art, The Art Prophets is an engaging, opinionated read for collectors, dealers, and anyone curious about how reputations — and fortunes — are made in the art world.