Getty Provenance Index

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SPXI instrument · method 0.9 of 87, level 0 (Measurement): Capture Registry (longitudinal observation). An instrument of SPXI, the Semantic Packet for eXchange & Indexing; the whole practice is itemized at spxi.dev/methods.

Capture Registry › capture getty-provenance-index-aio-20261029

One record of the canonical Capture Registry (EA-WG-CAPTURES-01), cited at https://www.alexanarch.org/captures/getty-provenance-index-aio-20261029/. the canonical Capture Registry (version 12.379) · the address page · this card in the gallery · this record as data · table of contents.

AXN:0ACE.CAPTURE — this address. Each observation below is one AXN, sealed with its analysis and measures; the identifier names the reading together with the response it reads.
AXN:0ACE.CAPTURE.♍🐝🛡️♦️🐝⚖️ — Google AI Overview, 2026-10-29 · sealed observation (SHA-256 ae7d2d827d360a25…)

Machine Reception2026-10-29

Getty Provenance Index

Originator: Getty Research Institute (J. Paul Getty Trust) · outside the archive (out-universe) · dataset · SPXI treatment: partial

BROAD MATCH

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THE GETTY PROVENANCE INDEX, BY NAME, ON GOOGLE'S AI OVERVIEW, SIGNED OUT, 2026-10-29: 'an open-access digital database maintained by the Getty Research Institute that provides over 12 million records tracking the ownership, circulation, display, and transfer of artworks.' Scope (12 million linked open data records on the Arches platform; archival inventories, auction catalogues and dealer stock books; the Knoedler and Goupil stock books; sales catalogues from roughly the sixteenth to the twentieth century), searchable categories, and the search portal. An image strip ('View all') heads the paste. Nine cards: three Getty pages, Princeton's guide to the legacy database, the GitHub CSV exports, CNI, USC Libraries, ARIAH (the relaunch), Smarthistory.

Full record — 7,615 characters, 9 sources

Capture record

captured: 2026-10-29
surface: Google AI Overview
auth state: signed out, incognito
evidence class: paste
PER (historical scalar): 0.5
PER units retained: inst, src
citations read: 9
observation id: OBS-700ba3d88603
address id: ADDR-5ed4ab0409d7

Reading

The innocent reading first. The Overview identifies the index, its maintainer and its scale, says what documents it draws on and how to search it.

Findings

THE INDEX HELD. 'over 12 million' resources, the Getty Research Institute and the move to linked open data are the record's. Checked 2026-10-29 against the provenance census record of the same day and the entity pages it saved.
THE FOUNDING UNSAID, AND WITH IT THE CONFLICT. The record holds two founding statements from the Getty's own pages: 'Founded in 1974 by Burton Fredericksen' and 'began as an initiative within the Getty Museum’s Paintings department in the early 1980s led by curator Burton B. Fredericksen'. The composition gives neither, and names no person.
THE STOCK BOOKS. 'the 11 painting stock books of the New York dealership M. Knoedler & Co. and Goupil & Cie (covering 1872–1970)' joins two dealers' books under one count and one span; unchecked against the record, which does not carry the stock-book details.
THE LEGACY AND THE COVERAGE. The record's lifecycle (archival inventories still on the legacy platform during the transition) and its negative tag (coverage varies by region, period and type of document) are absent; the Princeton card's date ranges are the legacy database's.

Analysis analyst prose, not machine text

The index of provenance is composed with its scale and maintainer right and its own origin left out. The founder is the person most associated with the index on the Getty's pages; the composition gives the institution and leaves the person in the archive.

Machine text, verbatim

CAPTURE-TIME VERBATIM RECORD — paste of the Overview expanded, with its source cards · complete as supplied · READ IN FULL 2026-10-29

[Google AI Overview at the query, signed out and incognito (operator defaults of 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-14), 2026-10-29. The paste is the Overview expanded (the 'AI Mode Conversation' view, with the source cards that follow the answer); the 'You said' line carries the query twice, run together, and is given once here. Inline links are Google redirect URLs, kept as pasted.] [QUERENT] Getty Provenance Index [SYSTEM] [View all](https://www.google.com/search?q=Getty%20Provenance%20Index&oq=Getty%20Provenance%20Index&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBBzQzM2owajeoAgGwAgE&client=ms-android-tmus-us-rvc3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&source=univ&ie=UTF-8&udm=2&sa=X&ved=0CAAQjYkUahcKEwjA-P-L09-XAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA) The [Getty Provenance Index](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESeQHrOzAV8-oe1S2woqxskKs-_qW1t8mjwzxn2U8V3fhi_dfzpGAgiehWwwuylLweVqgLbPwcD_0TZxsUeajxtJnzsjnSaJW6-8qW9dvsXlfQXoZRK-ZWzFDOJ0n0yEx6gppdPGu2LiOXM6PPUnFRggHSLmcor2Dmmp8) is an open-access digital database maintained by the Getty Research Institute that provides over 12 million records tracking the ownership, circulation, display, and transfer of artworks. [[1], [2], [3], [4]] Key Features and Scope * Data Volume: Contains over 12 million linked open data records powered by the Arches platform. [1] * Core Sources: Transcriptions from archival inventories, historic auction catalogs, and art dealer stock books. [[1], [2]] * Specialized Collections: Includes records such as the 11 painting stock books of the New York dealership M. Knoedler & Co. and Goupil & Cie (covering 1872–1970), alongside European and American sales catalogs (dating roughly from the 16th century through the 20th century). [[1], [2], [3], [4]] * Searchable Categories: People/organizations (artists, buyers, sellers, auctioneers), object types (paintings, sculptures, drawings, furniture), transaction events (sold, stolen, exchanged, given), and document/lot identifiers. [1] How to Access You can search and explore the data directly through the [Getty Provenance Index Search Portal](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESegHrOzAV90DgwspsvRgb2X_Ne74ObbcQAE8g3l22rUaO8_x-JvbunNTpmKk9vGHd-hj453vG8QZDIoIeFg_cBciPhD5YWS1czrRxnyDMoLUuM_iYFaMu7Hgui6xjq5WkV-Ga8347amoZ8JS7vvc4IGr8TqktzjbZ1XYT). [[1], [2]] Are you looking for information on a specific artist, collection, or time period that I can help you search for? Getty Museum

Sources (9) as cited, and as the copy produced them

Getty Museum third_party
Provenance Index | Getty Tools & Databases
Database that provides open access to art provenance data drawn from millions of archival records.
as pastedProvenance Index | Getty Tools & Databases Database that provides open access to art provenance data drawn from millions of archival records. Getty Museum
Getty Museum third_party
Getty Provenance Index
The Getty Provenance Index enables searching over 12 million resources across categories including activities, groups, persons, physical objects, places, proven...
Getty Museum third_party
Getty Provenance Index
Databases: Archival Inventory Contents, Archival Inventory Descriptions, Sales Catalogs Contents, Sales Catalogs Descriptions, Goupil Stock Books, Knoedler Stoc...
as pastedGetty Provenance Index The Getty Provenance Index enables searching over 12 million resources across categories including activities, groups, persons, physical objects, places, proven... Getty Museum Getty Provenance Index Databases: Archival Inventory Contents, Archival Inventory Descriptions, Sales Catalogs Contents, Sales Catalogs Descriptions, Goupil Stock Books, Knoedler Stoc... Princeton University
Princeton University third_party
Getty Provenance Index Database
Databases: Getty Provenance Index containing archival documents (1550–1840), auction catalogs (1650–1840), and public art collections (1500–1990). Permitted Use...
as pastedGetty Provenance Index Database Databases: Getty Provenance Index containing archival documents (1550–1840), auction catalogs (1650–1840), and public art collections (1500–1990). Permitted Use... GitHub
GitHub third_party
CSV exports of the Getty Provenance Index - GitHub
The Getty Provenance Index databases are regularly updated by editors to reflect our latest research. The most current data are available via the Getty Provenan...
as pastedCSV exports of the Getty Provenance Index - GitHub The Getty Provenance Index databases are regularly updated by editors to reflect our latest research. The most current data are available via the Getty Provenan... CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
CNI: Coalition for Networked Information third_party
Rebuilding the Getty Provenance Index as Linked Data
The Getty Provenance Index records the ownership and sale of artwork as documented in auction house sales catalogs, archival inventories, dealer stock books, an...
as pastedRebuilding the Getty Provenance Index as Linked Data The Getty Provenance Index records the ownership and sale of artwork as documented in auction house sales catalogs, archival inventories, dealer stock books, an... USC Libraries
USC Libraries third_party
Collecting and Provenance Research, Getty Research Institute
Collecting and Provenance Research, Getty Research Institute. The Project for the Study of Collecting and Provenance (PSCP) aligns the Getty Research Institute'
as pastedCollecting and Provenance Research, Getty Research Institute Collecting and Provenance Research, Getty Research Institute. The Project for the Study of Collecting and Provenance (PSCP) aligns the Getty Research Institute' Association of Research Institutes in Art History
Association of Research Institutes in Art History third_party
Launch of the New Getty Provenance Index
Announcing the launch of the newly remodeled Getty Provenance Index! Now released as linked open data, powered by Arches, the new GPI presents over 12 million r...
as pastedLaunch of the New Getty Provenance Index Announcing the launch of the newly remodeled Getty Provenance Index! Now released as linked open data, powered by Arches, the new GPI presents over 12 million r... Smarthistory
Smarthistory third_party
What is art provenance? A Getty Research Institute case studyGetty ...
The Getty Provenance Index. The Getty Provenance Index® provides open access to millions of resources from dealer stock books, sales catalogs, and archival inve...
as pastedWhat is art provenance? A Getty Research Institute case studyGetty ... The Getty Provenance Index. The Getty Provenance Index® provides open access to millions of resources from dealer stock books, sales catalogs, and archival inve...

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