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"Artnet is a great investment. I have had contact and sales relating to my inventory of Judd and Flavin from some European galleries and dealers. I doubt this would happen otherwise. This is a great product...as it remains front and center when someone Googles an artist's name."
-- March 09, 2009
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Vilis Inde, Director
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Texas, USA
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"Four years ago, I signed up for gallery representation on Artnet...I didn’t have to search for a local designer and hire them to create my site from scratch...I do think the prestige of being under the Artnet umbrella gives additional credibility to me as a gallery owner. A presence on Artnet levels the playing field for me in that I can compete with galleries all over the world inventory to inventory."
-- February 19, 2009
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Elizabeth Moss
Elizabeth Moss Gallery
Maine, USA
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"Having always struggled with finding an effective form of advertising with evident results I am extremely pleased with our decision to advertise with art net. Over a short period of only two weeks, three banners advertising the gallery’s current exhibition on art net increased enquiries tenfold and brought a lot of extra attention to the gallery along with a number of new clients. We are very pleased with the results and are considering advertising with art net on a more regular basis. "
-- June 4, 2008
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Anstice Oakeshott
Alon Zakaim Fine Art
London, U.K.
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"Artnet works and we get requests every day...it’s really great!"
-- March 28, 2008
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Miryam Charim
Gallerie Charim
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"I think I was one of your first customers. It was a great new idea. I thought I would take a chance. What a great chance. I am still a subscriber and hope to be in the future.Artnet has changed our business for the better. It was probably the best move I have made in the 14 years of the Gallery. Every year we seem to sell more paintings, sculpture etc.I have never regretted being part of Artnet. I have easily paid the yearly fee because I know it will more than pay for itself. Thank you for getting me in the very beginning. It has been a great ride so far. "
-- January 15, 2008
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Byron C. Cohen
Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art
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"I wanted to let you know how great it has been for me working with your staff. They are so helpful and ALWAYS do things right away...incredibly efficient, considerate and always upbeat. Ive gotten so many compliments from the artnet site, and just sold a painting to a collector in South Dakota who saw it online. I probably sell at least one painting a month from the site. It is also a great selling tool for people to look at upcoming exhibitions online in advance or during a show. "
-- November 12, 2007
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Susan Powell
Susan Powell Fine Art
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"Once again, we have made several important sales through our webpage on artnet. We have sold a major painting, several photographs and works on paper in the last two months from contacts through Artnet. As the demand continues to grow for Modern and Contemporary art on an international level, the opportunity to reach a new and expanding audience is best served by a website that offers a broad range of art, from established to emerging, in all media.
We are pleased to be a part of the artnet community, and we expect to continue to do business with new clients who discover us on your site. "
-- March 13, 2006
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Robert G. Edelman
Anita Friedman Fine Arts
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"Immediately after my site on artnet went online, I received many inquiries with my Classic Modern art from Latvia. Furthermore, only two weeks later I sold the picture "Lenin in Smolny Palast mit General Frunse" by the Ukrainian artist Georgi Stepanovich Melikhov! I hadn’t expected this success in such a short time. "
-- February 24, 2006
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Valerij Tarasenko
TVDART Galerie
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"I’ve been a member of the artnet community for nearly four years and remain convinced that it is one of the best “virtual venues” for art sales. I just sold a Francis Bacon etching less than a week after adding it to my site! I look forward to continued mutual success with artnet. "
-- February 16, 2006
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Annalie Winters
Annalie's Fine Art Gallery
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"Artnet has served as an invaluable resource for showcasing our gallery, by making a worldwide art network easily accessible, providing greater exposure and most importantly, increasing our sales. It is a necessary tool for all galleries; I highly recommend it. "
-- April 21, 2005
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Lyle O. Reitzel
Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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"In the past few months several new clients have found me through Artnet, e.g., a couple interested in Jean-Emile Laboureur prints, a dealer who bought two Max Beckmann etchings, and a European James Ensor collector. In addition, I’ve reunited with some old clients through Artnet, including a college museum looking for a specific Breugel engraving, and a collector searching for a particular Bearden etching – they found them on my Artnet site, and bought them. The Artnet concept works for me, and their staff is superb. "
-- April 20, 2005
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Harris Schrank Fine Prints
New York, New York
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"We have succeeded in getting new clients through artnet. We are still receiving many kinds of inquiries everyday, artnet is providing us not only with sales but also with good communication with other dealers and the opportunity of finding new artists."
-- October 5, 2004
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Galerie Sho Contemporary
Tokyo, Japan
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"I just gained a new collector through artnet. He was searching for a Hirst on which I was able to offer him a very competitive deal. We clicked and over the next few years I hope to be able to help him secure works of interest while avoiding the pitfalls of amassing a new collection."
-- May 27, 2004
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LFA - Lansdowne Fine Art
Somerset, United Kingdom
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"Artnet succeeds because it offers the astute collector two major advantages. The high volume of member galleries ensures that work can nearly always be found within the site, while the vetting of member galleries ensures the integrity of the professionals whose works are represented. In the era of the internet, to be able to access a single site for information on the market, search through a vast array of quality works, while all the time knowing that you are dealing with trusted and reliable sources, is a combination that any serious collector or art should embrace with open arms."
-- May 5, 2004
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Guy Hepner
Guy Hepner Modern and Contemporary Art
London, United Kingdom
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"Thank you, artnet, for providing the only lifeline we had to the art world post September 11th. Woodward Gallery has survived and is thriving once again with your reliable link to the art world. We have met some of our biggest, international collectors through our artnet website. Many years ago, Woodward Gallery even sold our first major Rothko canvas thanks to you! As loyal customers, we wish for your continued success as well."
-- April 26, 2004"
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Woodward Gallery
New York, New York
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"Some weeks ago, a European client saw a piece by Christian Boltanski on our webpage. It was no big installation but still costing slightly less than USD 30.000. After some consultation with friends, he bought the work. For Kewenig Galerie it is a new client and the good thing about him is that he encouraged a friend of his to ask for works by Boltanski as well. We did not sell a second piece yet, but we like the idea of acquiring new clients through artnet."
-- February 20, 2004
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Kewenig Galerie
Cologne, Germany
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"Since my initial subscription with Artnet, I have added the fine art auction database, doubled my package and have had the joy of selling eight works directly through the site. It has paid for itself, and as a private dealer, I find it indispensable."
-- December 3, 2003
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Pollock Fine Art
London, UK |
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"Through artnet's Gallery Network membership, we connected with a high value art collector, who we were not familiar with before. The initial sales via email and phone led to personal meetings, an exchange of ideas and additional sales. We are very pleased with our membership - it has really paid off."
-- October 20, 2003 |
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Galerie Hans Mayer
Düsseldorf, Germany |
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"Our presence on your artnet website over the past few months has been one of the most rewarding and cost effective advertising efforts that Pauline Pocock Antiques & Fine Art has undertaken over our 22 plus years in business. The very reasonable costs were immediately eclipsed by our first sale from our artnet Pages - and the inquiries are continually generated with a highly impressive sales ratio from the targeted audience who visits our listings.
There is no question that as a marketing tool, artnet has become a welcomed and profitable asset to our art gallery. We have readily incorporated artnet as a welcomed facet to our already flourishing operations through its ability to reach an informed and "pre-qualified" audience. This, combined with our competitive fine art pricing and varied selection, has resulted in a winning formula that we plan to continue for years to come. In all honesty, we should have subscribed to your fine services years ago!
The inquiries generated from our artnet presence have been varied and far-reaching. Among many wonderful examples, one inquiry from an art dealer in Poland resulted in the sale of a very desirable painting that was ideally suited to his clientele, but could have "sat" on our walls for years. Thank you, artnet.
Beyond all of this… I feel that I should also mention and give me sincerest accolades to the highly professional team at artnet for the wonderfully attentive and timely support and assistance provided in showcasing our paintings online. Thank you all for helping our business reach such a varied and responsive clientele with so little effort from our very busy schedule."
-- July 18, 2003 |
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Pauline Pocock Antiques & Fine Art
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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"As a longtime gallery who has used artnet for several years, I want to thank you for making this site so important to the artworld. I have had a wonderful success with the art on my site and have sold over 10 pieces in the last few months!!! I am in the process of moving into the Design District and the gallery has been closed since March, yet artnet has enabled me to still do excellent business! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!"
-- June 26, 2003 |
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Barbara Gillman
Barbara Gillman Gallery
Miami,Florida |
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"We've sold numerous works from our site on artnet! Some have sold to American collectors and some to people abroad. You have a great site and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it."
-- May 30, 2003 |
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Robert Edelman
Anita Friedman Fine Arts
New York, NY |
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"I have just sold a Paul Jacoulet woodcut - once again, my commitment to artnet is rewarded. The past year has brought me a steady stream of inquiries from knowledgeable art lovers, resulting in immediate or potential sales. In addition, the staff at Artnet is personable, dedicated, and highly professional."
-- April 16, 2003 |
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Annalie Winters
Annalie's Fine Art Gallery
Soquel, California |
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"I have been with artnet on a small package for two months. During that time I sold a Warhol print and recieved quite a few email queries. I also find I am using the search options to source works and am ready to upgrade for the full package and subscribe to the artnet Price Database. I can recommend it without hesitation."
-- March 24, 2003 |
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Steven Pollock
Pollock Fine Art / POPMODART
London, England |
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"After only several months with artnet and just 6 images online, I sold an artwork by Antonio Mancini for $10,000 to a collector in Florida who bought the image without having seen it before. Through artnet I have built a great network of new contacts all over the world."
-- March 21, 2003 |
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Katrin Bellinger Kunsthandel
Munich, Germany |
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"Artnet has brought us new clients both in Europe and the states. We sold an
important William Scott painting to a collector who has subsequently become a
regular client of the gallery. In addition, we have also sold works by Sol
LeWitt and Ed Ruscha through our site with artnet."
-- June 25, 2002
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Bernard Jacobson Gallery
London, England |
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"We sold a Lowry, a Winifred Nicholson and a Mary Newcomb all in the space of 6
months, directly from our artnet site. Each of these collectors were new clients
to the gallery, who had never visited us before. Incidentally, the Nicholson was
sold to an overseas collector whose busy schedule prevented him from traveling
to the UK. We could not recommend artnet more highly as a tool by which to reach
international clients."
-- June 25, 2002
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Crane Kalman Gallery
London, England |
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"I made a really nice sale through artnet to a collector in Barcelona"
-- May 4, 2002
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Buchmann Galerie
Cologne, Germany |
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"Since joining as a member gallery last year, Artnet has helped us bring greater
visibility to our gallery’s artists, and has helped us generate sales both in
the United States and internationally. Artnet has renewed our faith in the
Internet as an indispensible sales and educational tool. Thank you for
encouraging us to be a part of it."
-- April 9, 2002
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Michael Werner Gallery
New York, New York |
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"I was quite surprised to receive an inquiry even before my site was completed.
And then I received another inquiry the day the site was completed! I'm looking
forward to some good results soon."
-- April 5, 2002
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John Hong
Anne-French Fine Arts
Miami, Florida |
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"I wanted to share with you that a few weeks ago, we sold a piece only through
artnet - to someone in San Francisco. An Annika Larsson photo. There was no
other contact than email and a phone conversation, to someone who only was
interested because of our artnet website. So THANK YOU!"
-- April 1, 2002
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Analix Forever
Geneva, Switzerland |
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"I just wanted to let you know that, since being completely 'launched' on Artnet,
I've already had a sale! Needless to say, I'm very pleased to have joined
Artnet."
-- March 28, 2002
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Annalie Winters
Annalie's Fine Art Gallery
Soquel, California |
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"An overseas client, who has bought many things over the past year,
contacted us initially as a result of our presence on Artnet."
-- March 18, 2002
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The Fine Art Society
London, England |
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"Sold 4 paintings-- Giovanni Boldini, Charles Hoffbauer, Hermann Max Pechstein,
John Singer Sargent -- in my first month with artnet and I have three more on
hold. Interestingly, the Pechstein sold in the first 2 days"
-- March 15, 2002
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Mark Borghi
Mark Borghi Fine Art
New York, New York |
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"I am registered since about three month at artnet and I was quite astonished
about the numerous reactions I had on my homepage from all over the world. Last
week I sold my first painting through my homepage at artnet. I never thought
that I would be so successful after such a short time."
-- June 15, 2001
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Janine Arnold
Janine Arnold Art Consulting
Vienna, Austria |
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"I am happy to report we have made our first sale as a direct result of our
artnet.com website. The piece, by Kwang Young Chun, was purchased by a collector
who had seen the Korean artist’s work at Art Cologne. The collector logged onto
artnet.com to find out where Kwang Young was represented. My gallery name
appeared, he sent me an email, and a week later we had an $11,000 sale! I am
glad we renewed our website with artnet.com."
-- March 22, 2001
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Kim Foster, Director
Kim Foster Gallery
New York, New York |
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"Artnet has been just wonderful for us. We've sold quite a few paintings as a
direct result of clients having seen them on our site, including 'Nude Isle of
Shoals' by Childe Hassam. Artnet is comprehensive in scope and gives terrific
flexibility to its gallery members, providing us with the opportunity to do
business with one another as well. We've made many new clients and have also
found some great paintings because of our presence on Artnet!"
-- January 2001
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Carl David
David David Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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"Having a Web site on artnet.com has certainly paid off. After two years and
numerous inquiries, I recently made my first sale and it was a big one! I sold a
Yves Tanguy painting to a collector in London for six figures! What a thrill!
This is proof that high quality art does sell on the Internet."
-- January 2001
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Sloane Russeck
Russeck Gallery
Palm Beach, FL |
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"artnet.com is a wonderful advertising tool. Thanks to our artnet web site, we
have reached new buyers, in addition to experienced collectors in search of
particular artists. I highly recommend it."
-- January 2001
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Elvira Gonzalez
Galería Elvira Gonzalez
Madrid, Spain |
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"Martha Fleischman, president of New York’s Kennedy Galleries, which specializes
in American Art…reports that serious collectors have found them on the Internet.
A Maryland collector, who discovered Kennedy Galleries through its Artnet site,
made a trip to the gallery and spent $500,000 on two works by Edward Hopper."
-- January 2001
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"Until recently, I really didn't understand the way your site works," said
Spanierman. "You should know, we did have a call from someone directly off your
site -- he happens to be a good client -- who ended up making a substantial
purchase from us." Further, he said, "I like your site because it's not all
crapped up with a lot of fancy design. It's simple and to the point. And it
works."
-- October 25, 2000
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Spanierman Gallery
New York, New York |
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"After a relationship that started via an online inquiry about a particular Monet
in my inventory, I sold a Fauvist painting by Maurice de Vlaminck for $700,000.
I don't understand what the big surprise is...of course someone is going to buy
something online. With all these clients searching the net I am bound to get
something. Selling a piece off of my artnet.com home page is not much different
than a standard Auction where people have been buying work -sight unseen for
years."
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Thomas H. Segal
Thomas Segal Gallery
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"I had a sale within 3 or 4 days after I mailed my materials to you. It was a
western painting by Henry Raschen. To tell you the truth, the phone call came in
before I even knew the site was up!"
Editor's Note: The sooner you
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Christy Lee
Christy Lee Fine Arts
Aspen, Colorado |
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"We've had a good response on artnet.com...numerous inquiries from collectors the
world over...and I'm pleased to report we sold a Jan Cox right off our page."
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Maria Mineta
Mineta Contemporary
Brussels, Belgium |
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"I sold two pictures to the same collector...The first picture sold right off the
screen, and I didn't meet this gentleman until he came into the gallery to make
the second purchase (and, as of this writing, I'm looking for a third picture
for this same collector). My point is that I like selling pictures, but, at the
end of the day, our business is about finding that one good collector...and at
the end of that day, he was on ArtNet."
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Bill Vareika
William Vareika Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island |
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"You are doing a fantastic job! We have sold editions of Longo and Lichtenstein,
and an original Boetti. Since we deal a number of pop artists, we get tons of
e-mail from Japan...but also from California, Greece, and even Australia."
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Eva Wild
Galerie Wild
Frankfurt, Germany |
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"We like ArtNet and have been with you (ArtNet) from the start with a Fine Art
and a Tribal Art site. We have steady good inquiries, 2 to 3 a day. We've made
sales from our Photography inventory, notably Graciela Iturbide and Luis
Gonzales Palma. From our Tribal Area we have sold Ibeji Figures from Yoruba. All
of our sales have been to new clients who have not been to our Gallery and would
not have found usin any other way."
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Spencer Throckmorton
Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc.
New York, NY |
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"We are very pleased with our site and the response it generates, not only in
terms of sales leads but also for buying from private clients. I recently
received an inquiry from a client in Zimbabwe who was searching the net for a
particular artist of a painting that he wished to sell. Following our
correspondance via email he travelled to London with the painting which we
subsequently purchased. I will be placing it on our site in due course and
perhaps we can also sell it to a new client through the net!"
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James Lloyd
Director
Burlington Paintings Ltd.,
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London, UK |
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"I probably shouldn't tell you this, but we have found an audience on ArtNet we
couldn't have found any other way. Here's this guy sitting in an office... he's
looking for a specific artist... he's searching the web and finds our site...
calls... asks if we can do any better on the price, and I tell him we publish
our lowest prices on the internet... Sold."
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John Driscoll
Babcock Gallery,
New York, NY |
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"It's like adding a cyber-salesman to your staff. One who works for you 24 hours
a day, who is never late, goes to lunch, or asks for Saturdays off. Our
investment in ArtNet has paid itself back many times over."
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Fay Gold
Fay Gold Gallery,
Atlanta, GA |
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"ARTNET creates a new kind of networking in the art business. Since we have been
online, our sales, especially for our Theresa Bernstein 70-year retrospective,
have leaped more than 400 percent. We have never received such a response from
magazine or newspaper ads. ARTNET is the marketer and communicator for the
millenium."
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Joan Whalen
Director
Joan Whalen Fine Art,
New York, NY |
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"We're getting good response. We've made several sales... two clients had clearly
bookmarked our site... revisited it at intervals over the months. One younger
client from Colorado made a special trip east to see us, and he bought a William
Yorke (not one specifically on our site, although we've had
several).
Clearly, this 36 year-old had an interest in marine subject
matter... the problem, of course is that there is very little to see out
there... what was really interesting is that we had enough on our site with
regular updates that this young man was able to develop preferences at price
points which is where collecting starts.
When he arrived in Stonington,
he was knowledgeable, educable, and motivated to buy."
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Ann Marinakos
Gallery Director
Quester Gallery,
Stonington, CT |
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"We did have our first sale in April -- one of our contemporary stable. The
client was from upstate New York, was cruising the internet and saw the image.
He asked if the piece was still available and could he send a check? My father
almost fainted."
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Jeffrey Bergen
ACA Galleries,
New York, NY |
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"I think a dealer is better served with an artist like Esteve, who, unlike
Picasso, has limited representation. In point of fact, I sold one of his
lithographs last week. The collector was familiar with the artist and was
thrilled to locate the work. He was so anxious to see me that he came over on a
Saturday and purchased the piece. He wouldn't have found me any other way."
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Uta Scharf
Scharf Fine Art,
New York, NY |
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"We are thrilled with our participation with ArtNet. We made several significant
sales within days of going online, and expect to further our relationship with
our new clients in the future."
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Jeffrey Cooley
The Cooley Gallery,
Old Lyme, CT |
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"It works. I sold our Jane Peterson to a buyer from South Carolina. He called
last week, came in and bought the painting. Simple as that."
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Howard Rehs, Director
Rehs Galleries, Inc.,
New York, NY |
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"I am thrilled to report that we have finally made a sale as a direct result of
ArtNet! We sold a painting to a collector in the Bay Area who knew the artist's
work, was just cruising our site and loved that particular piece. He phoned us
and bought the painting just like that. We have now also received a second call
from a consultant who also found us through ArtNet."
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Linda Hooper, Director
Manny Silverman Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA |
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"...We made
sales from the last two exhibitions (Dawoud Bey, 'Recent Work' Oct.
24-Nov. 29, 1997 and Louise Bourgeois 'Drawings' Nov. 12-Dec. 31, 1997)
The images were up before the show opened, and we've got out-of-towners who
can't make it into the gallery."
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Monique Meloche, Director,
Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Chicago, IL |
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"Despite our short history with Artnet we have made two very significant sales
directly through our site. In these cases the buyers had never before transacted
business via the internet. Clearly, this is a valuable new way to gain exposure
for our pictures and our gallery."
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Richard Rossello
Avery Galleries,
Pennsylvania, PA |
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"Baltimore dealer Thomas Segal, a specialist in contemporary and modern art, says
the Internet has provided at least 20 new clients for his gallery and 'many,
many sales,' including that of an Impressionist painting that was posted on his
gallery site with the Internet art portal artnet.com and subsequently sold to a
European collector for $3 million. 'Being on the Internet attracts volumes of
people, and you can get lucky,' says Segal. 'If you're not there, you are
passing up an opportunity.'"
--ARTNews, "Collecting in Cyberspace," January
2000, pp.133-134.
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Thomas H. Segal
Thomas Segal Gallery
Baltimore Dealer of Impressionist,
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"New york dealer Joan Whalen, who specializes in American paintings and
contemporary works, says that since she started her gallery site with artnet.com
three years ago, she has sold at least a dozen works, including a 19th-century
painting that went for $125,000 to a San Francisco collector. 'The Internet has
opened a window to the art market that was not there before,' says Whelan, who
says that she has added 'hundreds' of Internet contacts to her database. 'These
people are part of our stable now. They're calling me, I'm calling them -- I
would never have met them any other way.'"
--ARTNews, "Collecting in
Cyberspace," January 2000, p.139.
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Joan Whalen
Joan Whalen Fine Art
New York, NY |
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"I've had at least five sales off my site, a couple in the five figure range.
People find me by specialty ("realism", "modernism", "20's", "30's", "40's") and
when they get to my site, they are engaged. I'm very happy."
--December 7, 1999
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Janet Marqusee
Janet Marqusee Fine Arts Ltd.
New York, New York |
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"I've had a terrific response in this, my second year on the site.
I sold
three pictures; an Andrew Wyeth, a Joseph Henry Sharpe (floral), and a lesser
known Harry W. Newman (kids playing in the snow).
To tell you the truth,
I didn't get much my first year, but the response this year has been wonderful."
--November 24, 1999
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Ed Brady
Brady Galleries, Inc.
South Burlington, Vermont |
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"We've had lots of inquiries and a $70,000 sale--a 19th century painting--to a
private collector in Australia."
--November 19, 1999
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Kevin Z. Anderson
Anderson Galleries, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA |
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"My assistant told me we just sold two Calder prints right off our artnet.com
site."
--November 10, 1999
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Susan Sheehan
at Cologne Art Fair 11/9/99)
Susan Sheehan Gallery
New York, NY |
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"Sold works by Polly Apfelbaum and Robert Feintuch to American collectors . . .
Interestingly, these were not works we had illustrated on our site . . . rather,
we listed the artists in our general inventory.
The Americans contacted
us, and we sent transparencies of what were slightly earlier works by both
artists. Both sold on the strength of the transparencies.
In our
experience, Europeans really don't buy this way . . . in fact, I don't even
believe they shop catalogs the way you Americans do.
You have a very
powerful tool in artnet.com!!"
--November 10, 1999
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Helene de Franchis
Studio la Città
Verona, Italy |
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"In the short period of time we've been on artnet.com, we've sold substantial
works directly from our site...artnet.com...it's immediate, it's easy to use and
it's a proven resource that generates new business"
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John Cheim and Howard Read
Cheim & Read
New York, NY |
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"After a relationship that started via an online inquiry about a particular Monet
in my inventory, I sold a Fauvist painting by Maurice de Vlaminck for $700,000.
I don't understand what the big surprise is...of course someone is going to buy
something online. With all these clients searching the net I am bound to get
something. Selling a piece off of my artnet.com home page is not much different
than a standard Auction where people have been buying work -sight unseen for
years."
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Thomas H. Segal
Thomas Segal Gallery
Baltimore Dealer of Impresionist,
Modern and Contemporary Works |
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"I had a sale within 3 or 4 days after I mailed my materials to you. It was a
western painting by Henry Raschen. To tell you the truth, the phone call came in
before I even knew the site was up!"
Editor's Note: The sooner you
get your site, the sooner you get sales.
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Christy Lee
Christy Lee Fine Arts
Aspen, Colorado |
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"I sold two pictures to the same collector...The first picture sold right off the
screen, and I didn't meet this gentleman until he came into the gallery to make
the second purchase (and, as of this writing, I'm looking for a third picture
for this same collector). My point is that I like selling pictures, but, at the
end of the day, our business is about finding that one good collector...and at
the end of that day, he was on ArtNet."
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Bill Vareika
William Vareika Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island |
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"You are doing a fantastic job! We have sold editions of Longo and Lichtenstein,
and an original Boetti. Since we deal a number of pop artists, we get tons of
e-mail from Japan...but also from California, Greece, and even Australia."
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Eva Wild
Galerie Wild
Frankfurt, Germany |
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"We like ArtNet and have been with you (ArtNet) from the start with a Fine Art
and a Tribal Art site. We have steady good inquiries, 2 to 3 a day. We've made
sales from our Photography inventory, notably Graciela Iturbide and Luis
Gonzales Palma. From our Tribal Area we have sold Ibeji Figures from Yoruba. All
of our sales have been to new clients who have not been to our Gallery and would
not have found usin any other way."
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Spencer Throckmorton
Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc.
New York, NY |
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"We are very pleased with our site and the response it generates, not only in
terms of sales leads but also for buying from private clients. I recently
received an inquiry from a client in Zimbabwe who was searching the net for a
particular artist of a painting that he wished to sell. Following our
correspondance via email he travelled to London with the painting which we
subsequently purchased. I will be placing it on our site in due course and
perhaps we can also sell it to a new client through the net!"
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James Lloyd
Director
Burlington Paintings Ltd.,
http://www.burlington.co.uk/
London, UK |
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"I probably shouldn't tell you this, but we have found an audience on ArtNet we
couldn't have found any other way. Here's this guy sitting in an office... he's
looking for a specific artist... he's searching the web and finds our site...
calls... asks if we can do any better on the price, and I tell him we publish
our lowest prices on the internet... Sold."
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John Driscoll
Babcock Gallery,
New York, NY |
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"It's like adding a cyber-salesman to your staff. One who works for you 24 hours
a day, who is never late, goes to lunch, or asks for Saturdays off. Our
investment in ArtNet has paid itself back many times over."
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Fay Gold
Fay Gold Gallery,
Atlanta, GA |
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"ARTNET creates a new kind of networking in the art business. Since we have been
online, our sales, especially for our Theresa Bernstein 70-year retrospective,
have leaped more than 400 percent. We have never received such a response from
magazine or newspaper ads. ARTNET is the marketer and communicator for the
millenium."
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Joan Whalen
Director
Joan Whalen Fine Art,
New York, NY |
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"We're getting good response. We've made several sales... two clients had clearly
bookmarked our site... revisited it at intervals over the months. One younger
client from Colorado made a special trip east to see us, and he bought a William
Yorke (not one specifically on our site, although we've had
several).
Clearly, this 36 year-old had an interest in marine subject
matter... the problem, of course is that there is very little to see out
there... what was really interesting is that we had enough on our site with
regular updates that this young man was able to develop preferences at price
points which is where collecting starts.
When he arrived in Stonington,
he was knowledgeable, educable, and motivated to buy."
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Ann Marinakos
Gallery Director
Quester Gallery,
Stonington, CT |
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"We did have our first sale in April -- one of our contemporary stable. The
client was from upstate New York, was cruising the internet and saw the image.
He asked if the piece was still available and could he send a check? My father
almost fainted."
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Jeffrey Bergen
ACA Galleries,
New York, NY |
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"I think a dealer is better served with an artist like Esteve, who, unlike
Picasso, has limited representation. In point of fact, I sold one of his
lithographs last week. The collector was familiar with the artist and was
thrilled to locate the work. He was so anxious to see me that he came over on a
Saturday and purchased the piece. He wouldn't have found me any other way."
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Uta Scharf
Scharf Fine Art,
New York, NY |
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"We are thrilled with our participation with ArtNet. We made several significant
sales within days of going online, and expect to further our relationship with
our new clients in the future."
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Jeffrey Cooley
The Cooley Gallery,
Old Lyme, CT |
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"It works. I sold our Jane Peterson to a buyer from South Carolina. He called
last week, came in and bought the painting. Simple as that."
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Howard Rehs, Director
Rehs Galleries, Inc.,
New York, NY |
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"I am thrilled to report that we have finally made a sale as a direct result of
ArtNet! We sold a painting to a collector in the Bay Area who knew the artist's
work, was just cruising our site and loved that particular piece. He phoned us
and bought the painting just like that. We have now also received a second call
from a consultant who also found us through ArtNet."
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Linda Hooper, Director
Manny Silverman Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA |
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"...We made
sales from the last two exhibitions (Dawoud Bey, 'Recent Work' Oct.
24-Nov. 29, 1997 and Louise Bourgeois 'Drawings' Nov. 12-Dec. 31, 1997)
The images were up before the show opened, and we've got out-of-towners who
can't make it into the gallery."
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Monique Meloche, Director,
Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Chicago, IL |
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"Despite our short history with Artnet we have made two very significant sales
directly through our site. In these cases the buyers had never before transacted
business via the internet. Clearly, this is a valuable new way to gain exposure
for our pictures and our gallery."
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Richard Rossello
Avery Galleries,
Pennsylvania, PA |
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