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While the art market often has an image of stability, it is not immune to volatility nor downturn periods. In fact, over the past 14 years, Pi-eX's Auction Market Index (Pi-eX AMI) shows how public a … read more

The Pi-eX Auction Market Index, also called the Pi-eX AMI, shows that the art market has already bounced back from its June 2020 bottom.  As the auction houses are getting ready to start the trad … read more

Pi-eX looks back at the 2019 worldwide performance of auctions at the three leading auction houses: Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips. The following short videos answer key questions about the s … read more

After a two year run from 2017 to 2018, auction revenue decreased in 2019 at each of the leading three auction houses.  Combined auction revenue at Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips decreas … read more