There is another fine art auction price database called ArtFAct located in
Rhode Island. WE had a demo here this morning and the salesman said their
database is the only one that includes the decorative arts. Their indexing
goes back to 1986 and icludes the full text of all the information that is
contained in the on-line version of the auction catalog-he said theirs is
the only database to include that informaion. Images are also included.
They only sell their service by a liscensing agreement which costs $2,000
per year. We are also investigating purchasing such a service and would be
very interested in feedback about this and other products. thanks in
advance.
Debby Aframe
Worcester Art Museum Library
55 Salisbury St.
Worceser, MA.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brodhead, Heather [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 12:09 PM
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> Subject: [ARLIS-L] online fine art auction price databases
>
> Before I launch into a comparative analysis of online fine art auction
> price
> databases (cost, access, quality of information) I thought I'd see if
> anyone
> else has done this recently. I recall a discussion a couple of years ago,
> and artnet was the best at that time, but I suspect things have changed,
> just from quick checks. The ones I'm aware of are: artnet, artprice, and
> AskArt.
>
> We definitely would like to subscribe to one and I'd be grateful for any
> input on the experiences any of you have had recently with any of them.
>
> Heather Brodhead, Librarian
> Santa Barbara Museum of Art
> Fearing Library
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> Tel: 805.884.6451 Fax: 805.966.6840
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