Art Auction Records & Price Guides

• Art Databases
  Only available in the Main Library Reference Services Department, our subscription databases include ArtFact.com and Artnet.com which contain auction records. Artnet.com does require a username and password, so ask a librarian to log you in.
• Kovels.com
  Kovels has an online price guide database that can be browsed or searched. It's free, but registration is required.
• Ebay
  Check Ebay and see what others are asking for the same or similar items.
• Find an Appraiser
  • American Society of Appraisers
  • International Society of Appraisers
  • Appraisers Association of America

Further Research & Exploration

• Smithsonian Archives of American Art
  Provides two very helpful databases:
  • Search (SIRIS)
    to find the location and owners of paintings by American artists
  • Finding Aids to the Collections
• Art History Resources on the Web
  By Dr. Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe of Sweet Briar College
• World Wide Arts Resources
  A "gateway to the arts on the Internet"; also includes film, theater and dance links

Last updated Tuesday October 25 2011.