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[QUERENT] Getty Provenance Index

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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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESeQHrOzAV8-oe1S2woqxskKs-_qW1t8mjwzxn2U8V3fhi_dfzpGAgiehWwwuylLweVqgLbPwcD_0TZxsUeajxtJnzsjnSaJW6-8qW9dvsXlfQXoZRK-ZWzFDOJ0n0yEx6gppdPGu2LiOXM6PPUnFRggHSLmcor2Dmmp8), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYgHrOzAV3IeNdF7PplaQgfklaI-3p4RZ2RR_dlvZCDbDPCaMnEw1te2n_Z6UgOj04h_0GJMf8rrhSM5_ownox1khe6veMpzce0kybr3rfiOHZWXMXlGdv7CV_p-4Vpj0is0O), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgAEB6zswFZRK-AAMChL8qoKmJUWBj-xw01VgbmeCrmUHaevJ5gHtU9CnAj3mLfIzklBpt_oI3Z982eWkq1gx07bwE4TkSl5OMuvGC2P7oKygeDo7Gw7dNMgQLmxLktTW33Y_1MaEMY_VBgOcefhueAkw_UeZvM90AbnnEJ5OgiuZPw), [4](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESlwEB6zswFdzEgvI8IU4FAGMtmMx-vAlgw3RnDrVpj-B9jdBgXaADZR4eIiQ9-BSMdX7BSIcJUW_aWDRn9eW1ISXqV3pZEK0MqXEDoN161nEAhggKcjeUlqVk2Fwv3pCi-1mlZF5lzqfXkLTHmVir0j1gNoSAz2-9KweFcvSWmzbrR-rsgIqXxlREeXftGBp60MtuZSDH0NDC)]
Key Features and Scope

* Data Volume: Contains over 12 million linked open data records powered by the Arches platform. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgAEB6zswFZRK-AAMChL8qoKmJUWBj-xw01VgbmeCrmUHaevJ5gHtU9CnAj3mLfIzklBpt_oI3Z982eWkq1gx07bwE4TkSl5OMuvGC2P7oKygeDo7Gw7dNMgQLmxLktTW33Y_1MaEMY_VBgOcefhueAkw_UeZvM90AbnnEJ5OgiuZPw)]
* Core Sources: Transcriptions from archival inventories, historic auction catalogs, and art dealer stock books. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVymeS4witbwa0ffGoHGmehsmuCjn3ruUphZIgnT0RsCtwXtW-QSkeUOrmSkGE6FctF8rJD6Vl_inBePAvSmQro5m0hEbTxcom6a9PmbURaou34TSFLzr6_hGOdQ), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESlwEB6zswFdzEgvI8IU4FAGMtmMx-vAlgw3RnDrVpj-B9jdBgXaADZR4eIiQ9-BSMdX7BSIcJUW_aWDRn9eW1ISXqV3pZEK0MqXEDoN161nEAhggKcjeUlqVk2Fwv3pCi-1mlZF5lzqfXkLTHmVir0j1gNoSAz2-9KweFcvSWmzbrR-rsgIqXxlREeXftGBp60MtuZSDH0NDC)]
* 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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESegHrOzAVIXGc51NZa_ZDshHYnRG4uNk6hiHUU18ArsL_hIuqmonJFRzKf86Et7Cfx6DkMnRcxwRvJyqAUIp0LlULhLJal6qdVUDSwOfzdr8D8L-6vTDcm7zjVoijmc73qpFk5cqNzfmGjaltizoM3Cz27xU5dkln8pP4), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESmgEB6zswFZj_uNNYjJ8CknI0F882Ug64Q0_54CeDvS37d6WQIbJFhRr1onqRd_IqOHTqTyALkzan1pa5hUBNNYyvA5u3CPUyoBfy0VvWO6dt2I758d9EPDUKTnGXo8XCOUJwUNqMXdS6gSV-tDb7xhgqglUXhYRV84IujiIuZgKTf5GgMOgdgUO2IUrGqLc2vKFwGB-lMZlOZr4X), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVymeS4witbwa0ffGoHGmehsmuCjn3ruUphZIgnT0RsCtwXtW-QSkeUOrmSkGE6FctF8rJD6Vl_inBePAvSmQro5m0hEbTxcom6a9PmbURaou34TSFLzr6_hGOdQ), [4](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESgAEB6zswFZRK-AAMChL8qoKmJUWBj-xw01VgbmeCrmUHaevJ5gHtU9CnAj3mLfIzklBpt_oI3Z982eWkq1gx07bwE4TkSl5OMuvGC2P7oKygeDo7Gw7dNMgQLmxLktTW33Y_1MaEMY_VBgOcefhueAkw_UeZvM90AbnnEJ5OgiuZPw)]
* 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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESegHrOzAV90DgwspsvRgb2X_Ne74ObbcQAE8g3l22rUaO8_x-JvbunNTpmKk9vGHd-hj453vG8QZDIoIeFg_cBciPhD5YWS1czrRxnyDMoLUuM_iYFaMu7Hgui6xjq5WkV-Ga8347amoZ8JS7vvc4IGr8TqktzjbZ1XYT)]

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](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESaAHrOzAVL6vTQtaHaTbgu3-CjfoIud3IZO3reZChCgefG602tXBhn6CHhKRw1pDQZLw3PJmSBbYUm0-ITvF5VSviKGDw4ysw35-r1GDbLo-11AbOI9f2KY72K1G-dDH8tPJjH-Sed-9w), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESegHrOzAV90DgwspsvRgb2X_Ne74ObbcQAE8g3l22rUaO8_x-JvbunNTpmKk9vGHd-hj453vG8QZDIoIeFg_cBciPhD5YWS1czrRxnyDMoLUuM_iYFaMu7Hgui6xjq5WkV-Ga8347amoZ8JS7vvc4IGr8TqktzjbZ1XYT)]
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