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2. Current Auction Sales Indexes

ART PRICE INDEX INTERNATIONAL by Peter Hastings Falk

[MAZ+ 93-2082]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1992 to present (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Drawings
• Miniatures
• Sculpture
• Watercolors
• Prints

Scope: Over 1,500 sales from 366 auction houses representing 27 countries. Includes "bought-ins". Covers all sale prices beginning at $100.00. Very comprehensive.

ART SALES INDEX by Richard Hislop

[MAZ 87-1885]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1968 - present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Drawings
• Miniatures
• Sculpture
• Watercolours

Scope: Covers all periods
Notes: A widely used source. Runs from August to July. Over 100,000 sale results from 1,800 auctions per season. Covers over 27,000 artists. Drawings included from 1976. Bronzes/sculptures included from 1983/1984. Covers only works sold above a certain price. Also available in CD-Rom.

ADEC (ANNUAIRE DES COTES/ART PRICE ANNUAL)

[MAZ+ 91-1925]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1988 - present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Prints
• Photography
• Drawings
• Sculpture

Scope: Covers all periods
Notes: 1988 covers only French auctions. 1989 to present covers western Europe, North America, Japan & Scandinavia. Entries are in French or English.

KUNSTPREIS JAHRBUCH

[MAZ 82-666]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1978/79 to the present. (Annual)
Supersedes Art Price Annual

Contents:

• Paintings
• Drawings
• Miniatures
• Icons
• Prints
• Photographs
• Sculpture
• Medals
• Furniture
• Decorative arts
• Illuminated manuscripts

Scope: Excellent for coverage of decorative and applied arts. Many items illustrated in black and white reproductions. Includes many German auction houses.

CERAMICS AND GLASS: INTERNATIONAL AUCTION RECORDS by Sylvio Acatos

[MAZ 90-2534]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1989 to 1991 (Annual) Ceased publication in 1991.

Contents:

• Archeology
• Porcelain
• Faience
• Pottery
• Terra cotta
• Glass
• Stoneware

Scope: All periods
Notes: Contains articles, illustrations and glossary of terms. Ceased publication in 1991.

GORDON'S PRINT PRICE ANNUAL

[MDCF 78-1170]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1978 to present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Prints

Notes: Most authoritative and comprehensive source for prints. Contains more than 20,000 entries. Located in the Print Collection, Room 308.

INTERNATIONAL AUCTION RECORDS by Enrique Mayer

[MAZ]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1967 - present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Prints
• Drawings
• Sculpture
• Watercolors

Scope: Covers all periods
Notes: Over 60,000 sale results. Also includes artists in a lower price range. An excellent comprehensive resource. Also available in CD-Rom.

LEONARD'S INDEX OF ART AUCTIONS

[MAZ 85-583]
Auction Houses: American
Dates Covered: 1980 - present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Sculpture
• Drawings
• Mixed media

Scope: American artists sold in U.S. sales.
Notes: Provides the most comprehensive coverage of american art provided by any annual. Excellent for lesser known artists since it covers all price ranges. Also available in CD-Rom.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MARKET

[MFWA 82-1028]
Auction Houses: Sotheby's, Christie's, Swann Galleries and Butterfield & Butterfield.
Coverage: 1980 - Present

Contents:

• Photographs

PRINT PRICE INDEX '92 by Peter Hastings Falk

[MDCF 91-2233]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1990 to present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Prints only

Scope: Covers all periods
Notes: Main index is by artists. Eight other indexes organized by type of print: Botanical, Sporting, Topographical, Natural History, Japanese, Books, Portfolios, Posters. Located in Print Collection, Room 308.

WORLD COLLECTORS ANNUARY

[MAZ]
Auction Houses: International
Dates Covered: 1946/49 to present. (Annual)

Contents:

• Paintings
• Pastels
• Drawings
• Gouaches
• Watercolours

Scope: Covers all periods
Notes: Selected coverage of a limited number of auction houses. Primarily U.S. and Western Europe but includes other countries: Japan, Israel, USSR and Sweden for some years. Contains an index for years 1946-1972.

 

Written by Lee Robinson, with markup assistance from Caroline Gifford
June, 1996