Artprice () is a French online art price
Database
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. It houses millions of art auction records from over 800,000 artists from sales since the 1980's. The database was created by its now CEO
Thierry Ehrmann in 1987.
History
Created in 1987 by Thierry Ehrmann, Artprice is a subsidiary company of th
Server Group(''Groupe Serveur'' in French).
Its website aims to list all artwork from the 17th century to contemporary pieces.
In 2004, Artprice launched a fixed price marketplace for artwork that later led to the creation of an online auction service.
In 2010,
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...
arts auction house sued Artprice for copyright violation of its digital catalog, claiming 63 million euros in commercial prejudice.
In 2014, Artprice redesigned its website and mobile applications and launched a premium fixed price marketplace service.
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.
Activities
''Artprice Images'' allows unlimited access to a 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 6300 newspapers worldwide through its press agency, ''Art Market Insight''.
Artprice now counts over 2 million registered users and is traded on
NYSE Euronext
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.
References
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External links
The Server Group website
Companies listed on Euronext Paris
French auction houses
Companies based in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes