All art was contemporary once

‘All art was contemporary once…this may seem obvious, but it is worth remembering that historical perspective makes us better judges of the past than those who live through it. This is particularly relevant today when the values ascribed to the contemporary may bear no relation to that of art of past centuries. This exhibition will explore the ups and downs of the art market and how we can learn more from the art of the past than perhaps we first realised.'

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Image credit: (detail) Karl Sterrer (1885 - Vienna - 1972), Two Nudes (Sleeping Women), 1917. Oil, mixed media on paper, laid on canvas: 71 x 144 cm / 28 x 56 ½ ins. Signed and dated twice on the lower right: K STERRER / 1917 / K.STERRER. Inscribed and dated on the reverse of the Stretcher: Schlafende Frauen 1917. Courtesy of Stair Sainty Gallery.