Artprice () is a French online art price Database. It houses millions of art auction records from over 800,000 artists from sales since the 1980's. The database was created by its now CEO Thierry Ehrmann in 1987.
In 2004, Artprice launched a fixed price marketplace for artwork that later led to the creation of an online auction service.
In 2010, Christie's arts auction house sued Artprice for copyright violation of its digital catalog, claiming 63 million euros in commercial prejudice.
In 2014, Artprice redesigned its website and mobile applications and launched a premium fixed price marketplace service.
In February 2015, Artprice executives announced they were seriously considering a merger between an American auction house and their own American subsidiary, Artmarket.com. Later that same year, Artprice denied rumors about their intention to acquire Artnet.
Artprice now counts over 2 million registered users and is traded on NYSE Euronext.
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