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Art Auction Resources
Art Auction Records: Sales, Price, and Provenance
The auction and sales sources listed below cover almost
exclusively painting and sculpture. Some prints, photographs and
decorative works are included. For decorative arts sales, see the
sections on the those mediums in this guide.
These books are located in the General Reference Collection on the 1st floor of the Willis Library.
Art Auction Records: Database
Art Sales Index
The
best source for art auction records from 1972 to the present. Includes
auction records from the auction houses of Christies, Sotheby's and
many others.
To search for auction records, enter the artist's last and first names in the search boxes. After you search for the artist you will see a link to create a free account. You must create an account to view auction records.
Art Auction Records: Books
Located in General Reference, 1st floor Willis Library.
Mayer's International Auction RecordsN8640 .I51
Art Sales from Early in the Eighteenth Century to Early in the Twentieth Century(Graves), N8675 .G72
N8670 .A654
Economics of Taste
ND47 .RI5
International Auction Records, 1968-
N8640 .I5
N8640 .I51
World Collector's Annuary1946- ND47 .W6
Leonard's Annual Price Index to Art Auctions, 1981-
N8670 .L46
Gordon's Print Price Annual
(Dallas & Fort Worth Public Libraries)
Leonard's Annual Price Index of Prints, Posters & Photographs
(Dallas Public Library)
