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Art index

Gabrius art index is a sophisticated art records databank, with information collated from sales taken from a selection of the major global auction houses.
It is an indispensable tool, with accurate and user-friendly operation facilities, aimed at art professionals and art lovers who wish to monitor the auction market in order to research the best investment in this sector.
The original version of the database is available on CD Rom and has been an outstanding success for Gabrius S.p.A., with world sales of over 70,000 CD Roms in only three years.
With 300,000 images, each of high quality and resolution, along with technical auction data which is daily updated, Gabrius art index records the most important works of art on the auction market provided by an informed and professional selection of auction results. The art sales data in the Gabrius art index goes back to 1985, with information provided in English.

Forthcoming auctions

Forthcoming auctions is the section that presents fine works of art that will be offered in the major upcoming auctions world-wide. It is the address that gives information regarding the best opportunities for art investment. The information given is the most comprehensive of its kind that may be found on the web, each work of art is presented with an image and up to 34 cataloguing parameters, like in Art Monitor.
The site is divided in Old Master paintings, XIX Century paintings and drawings, Modern and Contemporary paintings, drawings, graphic works and installations. The auctions taken into consideration are only those presented by the major auction houses in the world in their most prestigious markets.

Ones to watch

The artists in this section have been in the Gabrius Art Index for more than five years and have at least five years with five or more auction results.
Next to the artist's name, is the percentage rate between the artist's basic index for 2000 compared to 1999, thereby indicating whether an artist's work has shown significant changes in hammer price.

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