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Artprice
TypeS.A. (corporation)
LocationSaint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France
Founded1987
Key peopleThierry Ehrmann (CEO)
CurrencyEUR
Websitewww.artprice.com

Artprice (EuronextPRC) is a French online art price database created in 1987. The database was created by its now CEO Thierry Ehrmann. The database houses millions of art auction records from over 800,000 artists from sales since the 1980's.[1][2]

History

Created in 1987 by Thierry Ehrmann, Artprice is a subsidiary company of the Server Group (Groupe Serveur in French).[2] Its website aims to list all artwork from the 17th century to contemporary pieces.[citation needed]

In 2004, Artprice launched a fixed price marketplace for artwork that later led to the creation of an online auction service.[citation needed]

In 2010, Christie's arts auction house sued Artprice for copyright violation of its digital catalog, claiming 63 million euros in commercial prejudice.[citation needed]

In 2014, Artprice redesigned its website and mobile applications and launched a premium fixed price marketplace service.[citation needed]

In February 2015, Artprice executives announced they were seriously considering a merger between an American auction house and their own American subsidiary, Artmarket.com. Later that same year, Artprice denied rumors about their intention to acquire Artnet.com.[citation needed]

Activities

Artprice Images allows unlimited access to the one of the most important worldwide collection of artworks, counting over 108 million images constantly updated from various auction houses. The company continuously publishes trends in relation to the art market for major art agencies as well as 6 300 newspapers worldwide through its press agency, Art Market Insight.[citation needed]

Artprice now counts over 2 million registered users and is traded on NYSE Euronext.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Artprice". Penn State University Libraries. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ a b "Artpiece.com Key Metrics". Tracxn. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.