ROGUES AND SCHOLARS A History of the London Art World: 1945-2000

Narrator Charles Armstrong's brisk, elegant dissection of the British art market since WWII is endlessly pleasing to the ear, even when the mind wanders. This audiobook may be of limited interest since it's most likely too detailed and arcane for many listeners. One learns a great deal about the business and culture of art dealing in general and the London market's key personalities and evolutionary stages specifically, along with details of the elaborate theater that goes on behind the scenes. It's all fascinating, really, and pleasantly remote from the worries of today. And like a fairy tale, it even offers a kind of justice through which monsters are slain and gold is freed from dross. D.A.W © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]