Artsy
Artsy is the world's largest online art marketplace, connecting collectors with artists and galleries worldwide. The platform features over 1 million artworks from 100,000+ artists and provides access to galleries, art fairs, and auction houses globally. Artsy offers a Public API providing access to images of historic artwork and related information for educational and non-commercial purposes, with access limited to public domain works. The API provides resources for artists, artworks, galleries, shows, sales, and gene (classification) data. Note that the public API may be retired; partner integrations are handled through a separate partner API program.
APIs
Artsy Public API
The Artsy Public API provides access to images of historic artwork and related information on artsy.net for educational and non-commercial purposes. Resources include artists, a...
Features
Comprehensive database of artist biographies, artwork metadata, images, dimensions, medium, and provenance for over 1 million artworks.
Access to gallery profiles, exhibition shows, art fairs, and partner information from Artsy's global gallery network.
Artsy's proprietary gene taxonomy for classifying artworks by style, period, subject matter, and medium, enabling sophisticated art discovery and recommendation.
Sale, bidder, and bid information for auction and buy-now listings on the Artsy platform.
Search across artists, artworks, galleries, and other art world entities with faceted filtering and relevance ranking.
Use Cases
Educational platforms use the Artsy API to access public domain artwork images and artist information for art history curriculum and museum education tools.
Partner galleries integrate with the Artsy Partner API to manage artwork listings, track collector inquiries, and access sales analytics.
Developers build art recommendation and discovery applications using Artsy's gene taxonomy and artist relationship data.
Art market researchers access Artsy data to analyze trends, auction results, and artist career trajectories.
Integrations
Gallery and auction house partners integrate directly with Artsy through the Partner API for full marketplace integration including artwork listings and collector communications.