MutualArt.com is an art information website that provides auction prices, personalized updates and data on a number of artists. MutualArt.com also includes an online art appraisals service. Premium Members have access to the site's Art Market Analysis.

History

MutualArt was founded in 2004 by Moti Shniberg, an Israeli-born technology entrepreneur; David A. Ross, a former director of the

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; and Dan Galai, a professor of business at

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. MutualArt acted initially as a holding company for the

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. The company's CEO is Zohar Elhanani. In 2008, MutualArt launched its online portal, mutualart.com. At the time, its web site was reportedly one of the first examples of the

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applied to a customer service. The site attempted to link art collectors with artists, museums, galleries and information sources including the art publications, auction house information and prices. In 2016, the company merged with the Artist Pension Trust to form the MutualArt Group.

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* * * * * {{cite web, author=Marion Maneker, title=Big Data and the Art World: Mutual Art, url=http://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2013/10/13/big-data-and-the-art-world-mutual-art/ , website=Art Market Monitor , date=October 13, 2013 , access-date=3 April 2015 Art websites Internet properties established in 2008