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Try calling "ArtNet." They offer, for reasonable rates, an online
searchable database of past auction sales of different auction houses from
all over the world. Their # is 212/497-9700; e-mail [log in to unmask]
Good luck!
On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Geraldine Rodwell wrote:
> Dear Brian,
>
> Auction catalogs are a pain in the !@#$% for everyone. We have a long
> collection which is listed but researching backwards for specific types of
> items is really clumsy and difficult. Has anyone heard of any plans in the
> auction industry to digitise their catalogs so they can be searched for
> keywords? It would be a wonderful resource especially if it also gave the
> prices as well. There's gotta be some money to be made in such a product.
>
> I checked our collection Brian but no luck, we didn't seem to get that one.
>
> Geraldine Rodwell
> Reference Librarian,
> Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ----------
> From: daemon
> To: MUSEUM-L
> Subject: Re: need help finding Sotheby's art catalog
> Date: Sunday, 6 April 1997 10:10AM
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> At 20:47 04.03.1997 -0500, you wrote:
> >I'm trying to get ahold of an old (5/19/87) Sotheby's art catalog.
>
> Brian
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