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Online Tools for Auction Research
Erika Hauser&
Deborah Vincelli
Thomas J. Watson LibraryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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What We’ll Cover
Resources for researching:• Auction sales 1600-early 20th century.• Auction sales 1970-present day.• Information about a seller.
Types of resources:• Bibliographic.• Full-text.• Contents of catalogs.
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Auction Catalogs in Watsonline
• Over 120,000 auction catalog records.• 1747 to the present.• Mostly North American and European
houses.• Digital price lists.• Digital auction catalogs.
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Auction Catalogs in Watsonline
Sotheby's Paris
Collection Marc Et DenyseGinzberg : Afrique, l'art des formes
Sept. 10, 2007
Image source: http://www.sothebys.com
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Researching Past Auction Sales (c.1600-early 20th
century)
Bibliographic and full-text resources
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Master of the Playing Cards (German, active ca. 1425-1450)
The Queen of Flowers, ca. 1435-1440
Image source: http://www.metmuseum.org
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Provenance:
Aumüller, Munich.Jan. 30, 1871lot 905Collection: Friedrich Brugger, Munich
Gutekunst, Stuttgart.May 11 - 22, 1909lot 2139Collection: A. Freiherr von Lanna, Prague.
Rudolf Ritter von Gutmann, Vienna (Lugt 2770)
Image source: http://www.metmuseum.org
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SCIPIO
• Bibliographic resource containing over 300,000 auction catalog citations.
• Twenty-five art organizations, including the Met, contribute to the database.
• Catalogs from the late 16th century to present.
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SCIPIO
Gutekunst, Stuttgart.May 11 - 22, 1909lot 2139Collection: A. Freiherr von Lanna, Prague
Aumüller, Munich.Jan. 30, 1871lot 905Collection: Friedrich Brugger, Munich
Image source: http://www.metmuseum.org
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Art Sales Catalogues Online
• Extension of Lugt’s Répertoire. • European and American auctions from
1600-1900. • Nearly 60,000 auction catalog citations.• 27,978 auction catalogs available in full-
text.
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Art Sales Catalogues Online
Aumüller, Munich.Jan. 30, 1871lot 905Collection: Friedrich Brugger, Munich
Source: http://www.metmuseum.org
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Other Resources
• Online catalogs of libraries that contribute to SCIPIO.
• International library catalogs– Artlibraries.net: portal to 28
art library online catalogs, many with auction catalog collections.
• Getty Provenance Index Databases– European sale catalogs from 1650–1840;
free resource.
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Researching A Recent Sale
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Auction Indexes
•ArtNet•Art Sales Index•AskART •Art Fact Pro •Some auction house websites
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Artist:John La Farge
Title:Winter Thaw
Country of Origin:American Medium:Painting
Source:http://www.artnet.com/PDB/FAADsearch/LotDetailView.aspx?lot_id=424392943
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Auction Indexes
•ArtNet•Art Sales Index•AskART •Art Fact Pro •Some auction house websites
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Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Title: Couples on a bridge over choppy waters with fallen maple leaves
Medium: color print
Country of Origin:Japan
Source:http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/artsalesindex/aps/lots/10701191
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Auction Indexes
•ArtNet•Art Sales Index•AskART •Art Fact Pro •Some auction house websites
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Plate, 18th century (1755–60)
Manufactured by Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
Made in St. Petersburg, Russia
Hard-paste porcelain, (65.47)
Source: eMuseum
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Auction Indexes
•ArtNet•Art Sales Index•AskART •Art Fact Pro •Some auction house websites
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Searching For The Seller
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Artist:Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727–1788)
Title:Portrait of a Man, Called General Blyth
Medium:Oil on canvas
Accession Number:60.71.7
Source: eMuseum
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Resources
• The (London) Times Digital Archive (1785 - 1985)
– “Sir J. Robinson's Pictures. Impossible Reserve Prices.” (1923, July 7). The Times, pg. 12.
• New York Times Historical Newspapers from ProQuest (1851 - 2006) – “2 Museums to Toss For Millions in Art In Timke
n Estate.” (1960, May 9). New York Times (1857-Current file), p. 31.
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Provenance Sir Joseph B. Robinson, Bt., Cape Town,
South Africa (until 1923; his sale, Christie's, London, July 6, 1923, no. 8, as General Blyth, for £3,255 to Knoedler); [Knoedler, New
York, and Scott & Fowles, New York, 1923–24, as General Thomas Bligh (1685–1775); sold to Timken]; Mr. and Mrs. William R. Timken,
NewYork (1924–49); Lillian S. (Mrs. William R.)Timken, New York (1949–d. 1959)
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Resources
• The (London) Times Digital Archive (1785 - 1985)
– “Sir J. Robinson's Pictures. Impossible Reserve Prices.” (1923, July 7). The Times, pg. 12.
• New York Times Historical Newspapers from ProQuest (1851 - 2006) – “2 Museums to Toss For Millions in Art In
Timken Estate.” (1960, May 9). New York Times (1857-Current file), p. 31.
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Any Questions?
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Thank You!Erika & Deborah