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lös konst

English translation: portative art

09:46 Aug 30, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Swedish term or phrase: lös konst
Art that can be bought/sold and easily moved - paintings and such. As opposed to "fast konst" - public decoration, architecture, large statues, etc.

Sentence: "The art world saw a boom in sales of (lös konst) and Fine Art became an investment object."
Pat EM
Sweden
Local time: 20:40
English translation:portative art
Explanation:
Sounds a bit more high key than movable art.
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George Hopkins
Local time: 20:40
Grading comment
Searching on this term, I did find uses of it in similar contexts to mine, so thank you very much!
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4portative art
George Hopkins
3 +1artwork
Shawn Champion


  

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portative art


Explanation:
Sounds a bit more high key than movable art.

George Hopkins
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Searching on this term, I did find uses of it in similar contexts to mine, so thank you very much!
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
artwork


Explanation:
I don't think you need to specify that it is "lös." The opposite would be site-specific art and permanent installations, which there is no real market for. Just my opinion.

Shawn Champion
Sweden
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: There was one occasion when the author of the article was directly trying to differentiate between the two, so a more specific term was needed. I will keep your suggestion in mind for other references in the texts, however. Thanks!


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agree  Christopher Schröder
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