One would think that would be the conventional route, but it’s not that common. Here and there one finds someone who actually studied art, worked at a gallery, and then became an independent dealer. People from all sorts of backgrounds get caught up in prints – I know one dealer who was a cardiologist and another a pediatrician, any number of lawyers and accountants, a music critic, graphic designer, daughters and sons of dealers. Does it run in families?Ī: There’s no standard route. Q: Is there a “standard route” into print dealing-art history degree, apprenticeship in an established business, own shop-or do dealers tend to come from varied background and access routes. How long have you been in the print business? How did you happen to become a fine-art-print dealer?Ī: I became a print dealer about 10 years ago, after collecting prints for many years (and after a long run as a practicing sociologist and then a shorter stint as a corporate bureaucrat).
Schrank’s Discourse Ranges Widely but inevitably Comes Back to “Connoisseurship”