Abstract Art is increasingly perceived as an investment asset among investors in Poland. In order to achieve high rates of return it is crucial to identify the main factors affecting the value of the works of art in the art market. Death of the artist seems to be one of the essential determinants influencing art market prices. The main aim of the study is to examine if the artist’s living status (i.e. information whether the artist did or did not live when the transaction was held) affects the prices of the works of art. According to the findings the largest percentage of the works of art that showed a price increase between the first and second auction was in the group of artists alive at the time of the first sale and deceased at the time of the second sale in comparison with artists alive and deceased at the time of both transactions.

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从1989年至2012年在波兰拍卖的在世艺术家和已故艺术家的艺术品价格

在波兰，越来越多的人将抽象艺术视为一种投资资产。为了获得高回报率，确定影响艺术品在艺术品市场价值的主要因素至关重要。艺术家的死亡似乎是影响艺术品市场价格的重要决定因素之一。该研究的主要目的是研究艺术家的生活状况（即，在进行交易时艺术家是否居住的信息）是否会影响艺术品的价格。根据调查结果，与第一次拍卖相比，在第一次拍卖和第二次拍卖之间价格上涨的艺术品中，最大的百分比是第一次拍卖时活着的艺术家群体，而第二次拍卖时已逝的艺术家群体在这两次交易中都还活着并且死了。