# FindArtInfo

> Free art price database: 13,387,705+ auction results for 922,905+ artists from 735+ auction houses, with artist signatures, monograms and catalogue inscriptions.

FindArtInfo records what art, antiques, wine and collectibles sold for at auction: each lot carries its sale date, auction house, estimate and result, with images where the house published them. Houses publish prices on different bases (hammer price or price including buyer's premium); each lot page states the basis. Searching, artist pages, images and estimates are free; full realized-price history needs a paid plan.

Signature corpus: 155,000+ signature photographs, 48,000+ monograms and 240,000+ catalogue inscriptions, all taken from auctioned works.

Every page below also has a markdown version at the same URL plus .md (the home page at /index.md); the links here point to those.

## Search and browse

- [Search](https://findartinfo.com/search): one search box for artists, lots, signatures and auction houses; append ?q={query} (HTML page)
- [Artists A-Z](https://findartinfo.com/artists.md): artist directory with lifespans, nationality and sales counts
- [Artworks](https://findartinfo.com/artworks.md): auction lots across all categories, filterable by medium, price and date
- [Auctions](https://findartinfo.com/auctions.md): upcoming and past sales by auction house
- [Auction houses](https://findartinfo.com/auction-houses.md): auction house profiles and their sales
- [Signatures and monograms](https://findartinfo.com/signatures.md): search marks by name, initials or wildcard
- [Marketplace](https://findartinfo.com/marketplace.md): works offered for sale by their owners

## Value and identify

- [Value my painting](https://findartinfo.com/value-my-painting.md): compare sold prices for the same artist, medium and size; a market estimate, not a certified appraisal
- [Identify an artist](https://findartinfo.com/identify-artist.md): work out who signed a piece from a signature or monogram
- [Art market trends](https://findartinfo.com/art-market-trends.md): price and volume trends from the auction record

## Categories

- [Fine art](https://findartinfo.com/browse/art.md): paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture
- [Antiques](https://findartinfo.com/antiques.md): furniture, silver, ceramics and decorative arts
- [Wine and spirits](https://findartinfo.com/wines.md)
- [Collectibles](https://findartinfo.com/collectibles.md): coins and other collected objects
- [Luxury](https://findartinfo.com/luxury.md): jewellery, watches and designer goods

## Guides

- [All guides](https://findartinfo.com/learn.md): how auctions, valuation and collecting work
- [Art valuation guide](https://findartinfo.com/learn/art-valuation-guide.md): how to find out what a work is worth
- [How art auctions work](https://findartinfo.com/learn/how-art-auctions-work.md): estimates, reserves, hammer price and premium
- [What makes art valuable](https://findartinfo.com/learn/what-makes-art-valuable.md): the factors behind a price
- [Auction recap](https://findartinfo.com/learn/auction-recap.md): recent results by sale

## API

- [Public artist lookup](https://findartinfo.com/api/public/artist/Pablo%20Picasso): GET /api/public/artist/{artist name} returns JSON with lifespan, nationality, result count, highest/median/average price in USD, years covered and the artist page URL

## Citation

Cite as: Source: FindArtInfo.com (https://findartinfo.com), with the URL of the artist or lot page used.

## Optional

- [All guides in one file](https://findartinfo.com/llms-full.txt): every guide linked from /learn, as markdown