Best Photography Price Reference

Gordon's Photography Prices, 2004-1970, CD-ROM is the world's leading resource of price information for 19th and 20th century photographs as well as for books and periodicals containing original photographs. It contains over 165,000 sales results for photographs by nearly 15,000 photographers sold primarily at international auctions, but also includes some dealer prices. Sales results date from as far back as the 1930's, but most are current and date from the past twelve years; nearly 15,000 entries are brand new and date from the 2003 auction year. Each entry includes the name of the photographer, title of the image, type of print, data about the negative and date of the printing, signature, date, condition, additional annotations (when applicable), auctioneer, catalogue number, and selling price in Dollars, Pounds, Euros, and the currency of the country where the sale took place. Dimensions are given in inches and millimeters.

As with Gordon's print price database, 15,000 images of photographs are now available to users of the CD-ROM. Once again, you buy the CD-ROM for $595 ($245 per annual update) and for an extra $100, you have access to the image database. Run the CD-ROM on a computer with an open internet connection, and when an image is available in conjunction with a particular entry, a thumbnail image appears on your computer screen. You click the thumbnail to see the enlargement.

For those of you who prefer traditional hard-copy photograph price references, Gordon's Photography Price Annual International 2004 also happens to be the world's leading guide to fine art photography prices at auction. The current edition contains nearly 15,000 sales results for original photographs and photographically illustrated books that sold worldwide at auctions during the year 2003. Image titles are arranged alphabetically under each artist, rather than from highest to lowest selling prices, which makes locating selling prices for particular titles easy.

Please note that Macintosh users need PC emulating software in order to run Gordon's CD-ROM products.

Gordon's Photography Prices, 2004-1970, CD-ROM edited by Lisa Reinhardt, Gordon's Art Reference, Inc., Phoenix, 2004. Initial subscription: $595. Subsequent annual updates: $245. 15,000 image database access, $100.

Gordon's Photography Price Annual International 2003 Edition edited by Lisa Reinhardt, Gordon's Art Reference, Inc., Phoenix, 2004, hardbound, 557 pages, 8 7/8 by 11 1/4, $145.

Review courtesy of www.artbusiness.com.