{{Short description|Art information website}} {{use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox company |name = MutualArt.com |logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: frameless --> |key_people = Moti Shniberg |area_served = Worldwide |founded = {{start date and age|2008}} |revenue = |homepage = {{URL|http://www.mutualart.com}} }} '''MutualArt.com''' is an art information website that provides auction prices, personalized updates and data on a number of artists.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web |title=The Problem With Selling the Largest Private Art Collection in the World |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-15/the-problem-with-selling-the-largest-private-art-collection-in-the-world- |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en |date=15 July 2014 |url-access=subscription |first1=James |last1=Tarmy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430122659/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-15/the-problem-with-selling-the-largest-private-art-collection-in-the-world- |archive-date= Apr 30, 2017 }}</ref> MutualArt.com also includes an online art appraisals service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/artappraisal|title=Online Art Appraisal in 72 hours |website=MutualArt|language=en|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> Premium Members have access to the site's Art Market Analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Analysis|title=Art Market Analysis |website=MutualArt|language=en|access-date=2018-02-22 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225928/https://www.mutualart.com/Analysis |archive-date= 2018-02-22 }}</ref>
==History== MutualArt.com was founded in 2008 by Moti Shniberg and Al Brenner. The company took the name MutualArt from a previous company founded by Moti Shniberg, {{ill|Dan Galai|he|דן גלאי}}, and David A. Ross (the Artist Pension Trust, which was initially called MutualArt). The companies have no relationship since 2016.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
In 2008, MutualArt launched its online portal, mutualart.com.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Feitelberg |first1=Rosemary |title=A World of Art on the Web |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/a-world-of-art-on-the-web-471957/ |website=WWD |date=28 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240324212046/https://wwd.com/feature/a-world-of-art-on-the-web-471957-2055775/ |archive-date= 24 Mar 2024 }}</ref><ref name="CNBC">{{cite web |last1=Sittenfeld |first1=Linda R. |title=Web Site Offers Artistic Approach to Investing |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2008/04/29/web-site-offers-artistic-approach-to-investing.html |website=CNBC |language=en |date=29 April 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028122057/https://www.cnbc.com/2008/04/29/web-site-offers-artistic-approach-to-investing.html |archive-date= Oct 28, 2020 }}</ref> At the time, its web site was reportedly one of the first examples of the Web 2.0 Semantic Web applied to a customer service.<ref name=irish>{{cite web|title=Return of the portal|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/return-of-the-portal-1.901823 |url-access=subscription |website= The Irish Times |first1=Haydn |last1=Shaughnessy |date=10 March 2008|access-date=16 December 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235143/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/return-of-the-portal-1.901823 |archive-date= Mar 3, 2016 }}</ref> The site attempted to link art collectors with artists, museums, galleries and information sources including the art publications, auction house information and prices.<ref name=irish/>
In 2016, the company merged with the Artist Pension Trust<ref>{{cite web |title=The Artist Pension Trust Merges with MutualArt.com |date=December 5, 2016 |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/the-artist-pension-trust-merges-with-mutualart-com-65143 |website=Artforum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123180525/https://www.artforum.com/news/the-artist-pension-trust-merges-with-mutualart-com-65143 |archive-date= Nov 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Art Market: Miami sales and a 'shopping channel' for art |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8540f19e-b87c-11e6-961e-a1acd97f622d |url-access=subscription |website=Financial Times |first1=Melanie |last1=Gerlis |date=December 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220402034242/https://www.ft.com/content/8540f19e-b87c-11e6-961e-a1acd97f622d |archive-date= 2 Apr 2022 }}</ref> to form the MutualArt Group.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kinsella |first1=Eileen |title=Nervous Artists Yank Work From Sotheby's Sale |url=https://news.artnet.com/market/nervous-artists-yank-18-works-from-planned-contemporary-art-auction-929930 |website=artnet News |date=19 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419212638/https://news.artnet.com/market/nervous-artists-yank-18-works-from-planned-contemporary-art-auction-929930 |archive-date= Apr 19, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gleadell |first1=Colin |title=The problem with selling contemporary art at auction: The Artist Pension Trust withdraws 18 lots from Sotheby's |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/problem-selling-contemporary-art-auction-artist-pension-trust/ |website=The Telegraph |date=18 April 2017 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220202309/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/art/problem-selling-contemporary-art-auction-artist-pension-trust/ |archive-date= Feb 20, 2024 }}</ref>
The companies were then separated in 2019 and have no ties since.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
== Services and Platform == MutualArt offers a range of services centered around art market intelligence, including:<ref>{{Cite web |title=MutualArt - Auctions, Exhibitions & Analysis for 900k+ artists |url=https://www.mutualart.com/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=www.mutualart.com |language=en}}</ref>
* '''[https://www.mutualart.com/auction-search Auction Results Database]:''' MutualArt maintains one of the art industry's most comprehensive databases, providing access to millions of historical auction records from leading international auction houses. The database covers more than 912,000 artists and allows users to analyze past sales, price trends, and market performance. * '''[https://www.mutualart.com/art-market-data#artist-performance Price Analytics and Artist Tracking]:''' The platform offers tools that allow users to monitor market performance, estimate artwork value, and receive personalized alerts. Users can track when their followed artists appear in exhibitions, auctions, or press coverage. Each artist page includes detailed information on artwork condition, provenance, size, pricing, exhibition history, and year-over-year market performance analytics. * '''[https://www.mutualart.com/sell-artwork Consignment Service]''': MutualArt's consignment service offers end-to-end artwork sales management, including professional valuation, sales strategy development, and placement with over 100 international auction houses. The service operates at no cost to clients, connecting collectors directly with leading auction venues worldwide. * '''[https://www.mutualart.com/galleries/become-partner Gallery Partner Program]''': The Gallery Partner Program offers enhanced visibility, global audience reach, and market intelligence that helps galleries better position their artists and connect with qualified collectors without commissions on sales.
== Editorial and Content Initiatives == The platform also produces editorial content through the '''[https://www.mutualart.com/magazine MutualArt Magazine]''', which covers collector stories, market reports, artist features, and interviews with industry professionals. Content is curated by an in-house editorial team and is distributed via the website and email newsletters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magazine - Art Market News & Analysis {{!}} MutualArt |url=https://www.mutualart.com/magazine |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=www.mutualart.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{cite web|author=Deborah Brewster|title=Off the wall? A globalised art market defies the doomsayers|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2bfe5400-445e-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac |url-access=subscription |website=Financial Times |date=June 27, 2008 |access-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404131041/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2bfe5400-445e-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.html%23axzz3WHC6sPE4 |archive-date= 4 Apr 2015 }} * {{cite web|title=Harwood partners with online service|url=http://www.taosnews.com/entertainment/article_cd063405-db84-5d82-aa16-03e389506742.html |date=Mar 23, 2008 |website=Taos News |access-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150520203424/http://www.taosnews.com/entertainment/article_cd063405-db84-5d82-aa16-03e389506742.html |archive-date= 20 May 2015}} * {{cite web|author=Alan Henry|title=MutualArt.com Makes the Art World Available from Home|url=http://appscout.pcmag.com/web-services/275544-mutualart-com-makes-the-art-world-available-from-home |date=April 7, 2008 |website=PCMag |access-date=3 April 2015}} * {{cite web|author=Marion Maneker|title=Big Data and the Art World: Mutual Art|url=http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2013/10/13/big-data-and-the-art-world-mutual-art/ |website=Art Market Monitor |date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=3 April 2015}}
Category:Art websites Category:Internet properties established in 2008