state-acquisition

Updated: May 2, 2025

State-acquisition of fine ancient art might or might not be a means to good I daresay it would be; but the purchase of third-rate old masters and objets d'art can benefit no one except the dealers. As I shall hope to show, something might be said for supporting and enriching galleries and museums, if only the public attitude towards, and the official conception of, these places could be changed.

Clive Bell - Art