. for the lighting industry control system see art net . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the neutrality of this article is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message artnet ag type stock corporation traded as fwb art industry art market founded 1989 headquarters new york berlin london key people jacob pabst ceo revenue 13 907 000 1 29 2014 number of employees 118 1 33 2014 website artnet.com artnet.com is an art market website . it is operated by artnet worldwide corporation which has headquarters in new york in the united states 2 and is owned by artnet ag a german public company based in berlin and listed on the frankfurt stock exchange . 2 3 the company made a loss of over 3 million in 2014 part of which was due to costs and damages awarded against it by a court in france for copyright infringement . 2 contents 1 company history 2 the website 3 services 4 collaboration 5 references company history edit the company was founded as centrox corporation in 1989 by pierre sernet 4 5 a french collector who developed database software which allowed images of artworks to be associated with market prices . 6 hans neuendorf a german art dealer began to invest in the company in the 1990s ; 6 he became chairman in 1992 and chief executive officer in 1995 . 4 in the same year the name was changed to artnet worldwide corporation . it was taken over by artnet ag in 1998 . 1 14 neuendorf s son jacob pabst became chief executive officer in july 2012 . 7 the website edit artnet operates an international trading platform for the art market including fine arts decorative arts and design . it provides services allowing its clients to attain price transparency and enabling them to contact galleries directly . the network caters specifically to art dealers as well as buyers . 8 in 2008 artnet launched an online auction platform exclusively for works of art. 9 in october 2008 artnet launched a french website artnet.fr . it also included a french language magazine which offers a critical overview of the french art market . 10 in 2012 the company ceased publication of its online magazines in new york berlin and paris 11 for financial reasons . 12 in february 2014 the company launched artnet news a 24 hour news site . benjamin genocchio former editorial director of louise blouin media was appointed editor in chief . 12 13 14 services edit the primary service of this business is artnet online auctions . the artnet fine art and design price database and the artnet decorative art price database contain 7.5 million auction sale results since 1985 from over 1400 international auction houses . market value and long term price developments of artworks can be researched online . 15 an additional key product is the artnet online gallery network consisting of more than 2 200 international galleries worldwide . 16 collectors are able to search by artist movement and medium and can contact sellers directly . this service is free of charge for collectors while galleries pay a monthly fee . this range of services is completed by alerts by email of newly available artworks online auctions a digital library of artist works catalogues analytics reports and an international exhibition calendar among other services . 17 an independent online art magazine was published until 2012 . collaboration edit in 2004 artnet and the international auction house sotheby s began their collaboration . 18 in 2007 the close collaboration between artnet and art basel art basel miami beach started . 19 references edit a b c annual report 2014 . artnet ag . accessed september 2015 . a b c georgina adam 8 may 2015 . the art market outside the white cube . the financial times . accessed september 2015 . randy kennedy 21 june 2011 a resurgence in art buying over the web the new york times . accessed september 2015 . a b about us fact sheet . artnet . archived 31 january 2009 . company overview of artnet worldwide corporation . bloomberg l.p. accessed september 2015 . a b thomas h etlin christopher sultan trans . 7 june 2012 . online rebellion dealer tries to liberate art from the elite . spiegel international . accessed september 2015 . catherine hickley 25 june 2012 . artnet founder neuendorf cedes ceo role to eldest son pabst . bloomberg l.p. accessed september 2015 . onvista . annual report 2009 p. 14 pdf . annual report 2009 p. 9 pdf . randy kennedy june 25 2012 artnet chief steps down and artnet magazine is closed new york times . a b carol vogel 12 december 2013 . steve mcqueen among 6 hugo boss prize finalists . the new york times . accessed september 2015 . s.n. 15 january 2014 . benjamin genocchio to lead art net s global art market newswire artnet news . media wired daily . accessed september 2015 . keith j. kelly 11 february 2014 . blouin media loses staff to rival art startup . new york post . accessed september 2015 . vogel carol . art prices and mood inch back up the new york times . 15 november 2009 . nytimes.com retrieved on may 26 2010 . peake mike . the 10 best visual websites the times . 4 october 2009 . 1 . retrieved on may 26 2010 . sapienza terri . resources for finding and decorating with art the washington post . 18 september 2009 . investments you can live with cnnmoney.com . money.cnn.com . retrieved 26 may 2010 . liberman gail . managing your future . how to buy art in today s market . palm beach daily news . 24 january 2010 . wikimedia commons has media 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