The paper analyses the exportation and importation of works of art between Poland and the European Union prior to Poland’s entry into the bloc on May 1, 2004. The author presents a dynamic analysis of artwork exports and imports data according to Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) in 1992-2004. She identifies the main artwork export and import markets in Europe and estimates the share of the private sector in artwork trade. The analysis yields several conclusions. The value of artwork exports and imports between Poland and the EU-15 was characterized by major changes. EU countries accounted for a high percentage of Poland’s artwork trade in 1992-2004. This applies to both exports and imports. In the analyzed period, the value of Polish artwork exports was higher than the value of imports. Moreover, the analysis revealed that the movement of artwork between Poland and the EU was strongly concentrated in the case of several countries, with a clear marginalization of the remaining member states. France, Germany, Britain and Italy had the greatest share in Poland’s artwork trade. The share of the private sector in artwork trade was considerable, exceeding 75 percent in exports and 58 percent in imports.
The article presents the results of an analysis of the foreign trade in artwork in the US. The analysis is based on OECD ITCS data (International Trade Commodity Statistics) from the field of foreign trade (system HS 96) and Trade Stats Express data from the US Department of Commerce. The subject under consideration is the change in value of the artwork exported and imported in the years 1996–2006. The article also identifies the geographic directions of foreign trade. Particular attention is given the most important export-import flows, which are those between the States and the European countries and Asia, especially Great Britain, France, Germany, and Switzerland in Europe and Japan, China and Hong Kong in Asia. The final part of the paper presents the structure of these imports and exports to the US (including paintings, drawings, antiques, and sculpture, among others).
The paper addresses the issue of international trade in the works of art in the European Community countries. It presents the results of network analysis of import and export in unique art. The analysis of international trade is based upon Eurostat international trade data (Harmonised System for section 97 – works of art, collectors’ items and antiques) and covers several types of works of art, including paintings, drawings and pastels; collage, other works of graphic arts, sculptures and antiques. The network analysis is prepared in the UCINET software, while the visualisation of trade relations among the countries involved is made in Netdraw.
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