Global Fine Art Market - Data Dictionary & Glossary

Market Performance by Asset Type


Here are the key fields used in the Global Fine Art Market solution with their definitions.
(displayed in alphabetical order)
*items displayed with the asterix are unique calculated values from Alt/Finance.

artist_dates: birth and death dates of the artist (string)

artist_name: name of the artist (string)

auction_currency: currency of the item sale (ie: USD, EUR, GBP)

auction_date: date of the auction or sale (yyyy-mm-dd)

auction_estimates_high: the high estimates of the item on auction (in original currency)

auction_estimates_low: the low estimates of the item on auction (in original currency)

auction_estimates_high_usd: the high estimates of the item on auction (USD)

auction_estimates_low_usd: the low estimates of the item on auction (USD)

auction_house:
name of the auction house (string)

auction_location: city of the auction or sale (string)

auction_lot_total: number of lots in the sale

auction_no: unique identifying auction number for the sale (string)

auction_title: title of the auction sale (string)

auction_type: type of the auction or sale (ie: live, private)

auction_url: unique URL of the auction sale

avg_sold_price*: average sales price for items with selected filters

item_image: image of the item

sale_status:
sale status of the item (ie: Sold, Unsold)

sell_through_rate:
percentage of sold items in the sale

sold_total: number of sold items in the specified sale

unsold_total: number of unsold items in the specified sale

usd_currency: sale price of the item in the USD currency