catalogue raisonné

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1. A complete index, usually with descriptions and reproductions, of a body of work, such as all the creations of a single artist.

   There is no public list, or catalogue raisonné, of Hirst’s sculptural works, so galleries, auctioneers and museums rely on Science for details.

   2024 March 19, Maeve McClenaghan, “Damien Hirst formaldehyde animal works dated to 1990s were made in 2017”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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   Listing in a catalogue raisonné is essential, because auction houses and dealers rely on the entry to support the authenticity of any work they sell.

   2010, Don Thompson, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Aurum Press Limited, →ISBN