In the secondary art market, artists play no active role. This allows us to isolate cultural influences on the demand … 47.6% gender discount in auction prices for paintings. The discount is higher in countries with greater gender inequality … their preferences for paintings associated with female artists. Women's art appears to sell for less because it is made by …

auctions has been dominated by record prices. Despite the financial potential of art auctions as well as the public and … academic interest in art, understanding of auction prices is limited. Price intransparency is exacerbated by contrasting …Since the growth of the art market into a capitalized global art industry, public and academic discourse on art …