著名经济学家阿尔钦(Alchian)曾经说过:“价格决定什么比什么决定价格重要。”对于艺术品拍卖而言,这个洞见非常重要。因为长期以来,收藏者、经营者和艺术家最为关心的问题,几乎一直都是“什么决定拍卖价”。但事实上,拍卖价的复杂性让我们不得不关注“拍卖价决定什么”这个同样重要,甚至更为重要的问题。 The famous economist Alchian once said: “The price determines what is more important than what determines the price.” This insight is very important for the art auction. Because for a long time, collectors, managers and artists are most concerned about the issue is almost always “what determines the auction price.” But in fact, the complexity of the auction price has forced us to focus on the equally important and even more important issue of what the auction price determines.