The art market is confusing by design. Private treaties, complex guarantees, and bespoke financing arrangements keep out prying eyes. Even auctions are highly curated — staged to enhance performance rather than reveal reality.

Our story began in the 1970s, when Robin Duthy, our founder, set out to level the playing field for collectors who wanted to see through the myths of the trade. His aim was simple: to provide impartial evidence in a world that thrives on secrecy.

By 2002, Robin launched the first interactive platform for art market data — a breakthrough that allowed professionals to generate their own charts from auction results, instead of relying on static reports.

Today, as a second-generation family business, we continue that mission for tax advisers, lawyers, collectors, and galleries who, like us, are looking in from the outside. Our latest innovation is the first set of customisable charts of raw auction market prices, giving users unprecedented flexibility to cut through the noise and see the market’s dynamics for themselves.

Our role has never changed: we provide what the market will not — impartial evidence in a world built on opacity.

Sebastian Duthy

MD, Revaluart & Art Market Research