Art Quote by Jerry Saltz

Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a lot of…

— Jerry Saltz

My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a…

— Paul Brown

I hate art auctions.

— Jerry Saltz

Auction houses run a rigged game. They know exactly how many people will be bidding on a work and exactly who they are. In…

— Jerry Saltz

By nature, an auction is kind of a wholesale beast anyway. You're buying second hand goods, even with the historical, antique or aesthetic value.…

— Paul Brown

Auctions typically are an opportunity for you to be able to acquire what you're looking for at a lower price; typically, the auctioneer sets…

— Alexander Gilkes

Well the open-outcry auction is just made to turn the brain into mush: you've got social proof, the other guy is bidding, you get…

— Charlie Munger

An auctioneer is such a uniquely American thing. I keep thinking in my head, perhaps it's not as American as I think, but it…

— Jack White

“Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches…

— Fast Company

The best works do not necessarily get to auction. I like to draw, so maybe I give you a little drawing. And then eventually…

— Marlene Dumas

Auctions create greater price discovery and liquidity, resulting in a very meaningful final auction price. If you were building a securities exchange today, an…

— Tyler Winklevoss