The sociology of art is a very young discipline scarcely three generations old, which has sometimes placed itself in competition with art history, a discipline markedly older with several centuries already behind it. This chapter focuses on the sociology of art, first of all, its historical dynamic, then its instruments, then, finally, the paths that are available to it at present. The value that is attributed to works of art as a matter of principle is the key conceptual gap in sociology, because it is blinded by it; it is what the sociology of art does not see, because it is so self-evident. The more contemporary problematics of 'art in society' have guided some magnificent works on the social history of art, in essence, since the 1960s. Keywords:Art History; art works; society