noun phrase · neutral
art market
UK/ˈɑː(r)t ˌmɑː(r)kɪt/US/ˈɑrt ˌmɑrkɪt/ART·MAR·ket
The market for buying and selling works of art; the economic system around art trade.
Examples
“Prices in the art market can soar after a famous auction.”
“Young artists sometimes struggle to break into the art market.”
“Collectors influence trends in the art market by the works they buy.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a period of instability, confidence returned to the art market and collectors began bidding competitively again.”
Collocations
- booming art market
- enter the art market
- prices in the art market
Word family
Common mistakes
The art market are booming this year.→The art market is booming this year.
Say it for a higher band
5art world→6art scene→7+art market
Synonyms
art scene
Easily confused
art scene
“The city's art scene has grown with several new galleries and performance spaces.”
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