What is the Artscapy AI Valuation Tool?
The Artscapy AI Valuation Tool provides an estimated market price range for artworks based on historic auction data and advanced analysis.
It is designed to help collectors:
- Understand the market value of their artworks
- Make informed decisions about holding, selling, or reinvesting
- Navigate the art market with greater clarity and confidence
The tool combines data, AI-driven analysis, and human advisory expertise, ensuring valuations are informative, transparent, and responsibly positioned.
How does the AI Valuation Tool work?
The valuation process analyses historic auction results for comparable artworks, focusing on:
- The same artist
- Similar medium
- Comparable size
- Similar period or year of creation
- Similar imagery
To improve accuracy, the system:
- Prioritises recent sales over older ones
- Gives more weight to works closer in size and period
- Removes obvious outliers
- Applies adjustments for edition size, signatures, and format where relevant
The result is:
- A conservative low–high price range
- A confidence score, reflecting how much reliable market data exists
If an image is uploaded, optional image recognition can further refine the comparison by improving the quality of matched artworks.
Is the valuation an exact price?
No. The valuation is not a guaranteed sale price.
Art markets fluctuate, and outcomes depend on factors such as:
- Timing
- Venue
- Market sentiment
- Demand for a specific artist or work
Artscapy deliberately presents conservative, risk-aware estimates, similar to how auction houses publish estimates prior to sale.
Why does Artscapy use AI for valuations?
AI allows Artscapy to:
- Analyse large volumes of historic market data efficiently
- Identify patterns and comparables that are difficult to assess manually
- Provide consistent, structured analysis across a broad range of artists
Importantly, AI does not replace human expertise.
Artscapy advisors remain central to interpreting valuations, explaining context, and supporting collectors in decision-making.
How is this different from price databases like Artnet?
Price databases primarily provide raw data.
Artscapy goes further by offering:
- Analytical interpretation, not just results
- Comparable weighting based on relevance and recency
- Clear valuation ranges rather than uncontextualised prices
- Integrated advisory support to explain outcomes
The goal is not just access to data, but understanding what it means.
Why might my valuation be lower than what I paid?
This can happen for several reasons:
- Primary vs secondary market differences: Gallery prices often reflect positioning, scarcity, and long-term intent, while secondary market prices reflect realised demand.
- Market timing: The broader art market, or demand for a specific artist, may have shifted.
- Liquidity realities: Valuations reflect what comparable works have actually sold for, not aspirational pricing.
Artscapy believes transparency around these dynamics builds long-term trust and better decision-making.
Why didn’t I receive a valuation?
A valuation may not be available if:
- There is no sufficient secondary market data
- The artist has not yet appeared at auction
- Comparable sales are too limited or unreliable
In these cases, an Artscapy advisor can still help contextualise the work and discuss potential future pathways.
Is AI valuation accurate?
AI valuations are estimates, not predictions.
Artscapy is transparent about the limits of any valuation model:
- Art values fluctuate
- Past performance does not guarantee future results
- Capital is always at risk
Collectors are encouraged to:
- Use valuations as a decision-support tool
- Discuss results with an Artscapy advisor
- Flag valuations that appear incorrect so the system can improve over time
How often are valuations updated?
For paid accounts, valuations are updated monthly, reflecting:
- New auction results
- Changing market conditions
This reinforces an important reality: art values are not static.
How does this help me as a collector?
The AI Valuation Tool helps you:
- Treat art as both a cultural and financial asset
- Reduce uncertainty caused by opaque pricing
- Decide when it may be appropriate to sell, hold, or reinvest
- Unlock liquidity from artworks currently held in private collections
Artscapy supports collectors across the entire lifecycle of collecting—from first acquisition to liquidity events—combining technology with expert human guidance.
Is the valuation free?
Yes, Artscapy offers free access that includes:
- Up to 2 artwork slots in your Art Account
- Access to the Artscapy chatbot
- Advisory support where appropriate
Paid accounts unlock:
- Monthly valuation updates
- Expanded portfolio monitoring
Additional artwork slots may also be allocated by advisors when needed.
