Artnet
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Artnet is an art market website based in New York City. Established in 1989 to provide consumers with access to databases of historical prices paid for works of art at auction, Artnet expanded in the 1990s to host its own online auctions and provide digital platforms for art galleries to publish their exhibitions online. The website has also hosted two successive digital publications focused on art world and market news, Artnet Magazine (1996–2012), and Artnet News (2014–present).
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- Official website
- www.artnet.com
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- inception
- 1998-00-00
- Commons category
- Artnet
- social media followers
- 1962961
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16 sectionsContents
- History and operations
- 1989–1999: Founding and launch, magazine, dot-com era IPO
- 2000–2009: Financial difficulties, ending and relaunching auctions
- 2010–2019: Neuendorf steps down, end of ''Artnet Magazine'', launch of ''Artnet News''
- 2020–present: Company taken private
- Digital publications
- ''Artnet Magazine'' (1996–2012)
- ''Artnet News'' (2014-present)
- Products and services
- Price databases
- Online auctions
- Gallery network
- Auction and art fair collaborations
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Artnet is an art market website based in New York City. Established in 1989 to provide consumers with access to databases of historical prices paid for works of art at auction, Artnet expanded in the 1990s to host its own online auctions and provide digital platforms for art galleries to publish their exhibitions online. The website has also hosted two successive digital publications focused on art world and market news, Artnet Magazine (1996–2012), and Artnet News (2014–present).
Artnet is owned by Artnet AG, a German company previously listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Artnet AG was acquired by the American venture capital firm Beowolff Capital in 2025 and taken private.