Art and Architecture 

The Arts Library staff cannot provide appraisals or endorse commercial appraisal services, but researchers may consult auction and sales indexes within the library.

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Arts library has a variety of auction catalogs and sources for art prices.

Online Sources

Library Catalog

Individual auction sales catalogs can be found by searching a subject or name and the word 'auction*.' Many of these auction catalogs are housed off site and can be retrieved by clicking on the call number and then click on the REQUEST button.

Scipio 

With more than 800,000 art and rare book sales catalogs SCIPION Includes art auction and rare book catalogs for sales from the late sixteenth century to the present. 

Many auction records can be found at this public site WorldCat.

Websites - Although the library does not subscribe to any of these websites, they can provide useful auction and sales information.

• ArtPrice.com
• ArtNet.com
• Art Info - Art Sales Index
• AskArt

Printed Sources

• Lugt, Frits.    Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques. Arts Library, Reference Room Green N 8650 .L8
• Lancour, Harold. American art auction catalogues, 1785-1942.  Arts Library, Reference Room Z 5939 .L35a