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a r t on l i ne. T h r o u gh t hi s ac q ui s i t i o n, a r t n et , t he g l o b al l ea d er i n auc t i o n a n al y t i c s , ar t e - c om m er c e a nd a r t m ar k et n e w s , w i l l a bs o r b A r t Li s t as on e as p ec t of t he s t r at e gi c

d e v el o pm ent of ar t net ' s o nl i n e auc t i on pl at f or m a n d t h e e x p ans i on of i t s pr i v at e

o nl i n e s a l es . K en net h S c h l e nk e r , c o f o un de r an d f or m e r C E O of A r t Li s t , w i l l j oi n a r t n et as t h e n e w C hi ef M a r k et i ng O f f i c er . A s t r i d d e M a i s m ont , c of o un de r of A r t L i s t , w i l l

a l s o j o i n a r t n et ' s a uc t i on d ep a r t m ent .

a r t net i s l ea di ng t he d ev e l o pm ent of a s t r eam l i ne d ap p r o ac h t o f i ne a r t s a l es i n t he s ec on d ar y m ar k et . A s t he o r i gi na l a r t m ar k et d i s r u pt o r , a r t n et i s k n o w n f o r

c o ns i s t ent l y b ei n g at t he c ut t i n g e dg e o f a r t a nd t ec hn ol og y , ga r ne r i ng t he m os t o nl i n e t r af f i c b y f ar of an y c om pa ny i n t h e a r t s a l es dom ai n .

" I t w as a n at u r al c h oi c e t o ac qu i r e A r t Li s t as p a r t of o u r e v er e v o l v i n g t r a j ec t o r y t o p us h t h es e bo u nd ar i es an d e x p an d t he pos s i bi l i t i es i n t h e i nt e r nat i o na l a r t m a r k et , " s a i d P abs t . " I t i s y et a no t h er s t e p t o r e v ol ut i on i z e t h e a uc t i on ge n r e. "

S c h l e nk e r ad ds , " A r t Li s t w as f ou nd e d w i t h t he go al t o bu y an d s e l l ar t on l i ne di r e c t l y f r om o w n er - to - o w n e r , w i t ho ut d e pe nd enc e o n t he b r i c k - a nd - m or t a r a uc t i o n ho us es .

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a r t n et i s t h e l ea di ng on l i ne r es o ur c e f or t he i nt er n at i on al a r t m ar k et a nd t he p r em i e r e d es t i na t i o n t o b u y , s el l a n d r es e a r c h a r t o nl i ne . F ou n de d i n 1 98 9, ar t n et i s t he

o r gi na l a r t m ar k et d i s r up t o r . H os t t o o v er 1 0 m i l l i o n r es ul t s s p an ni ng o v e r 30 y ea r s ,

a r t net ' s P r i c e D at a bas e w a s t he f i r s t t o b r i n g t r ans p ar enc y t o t h e m ar k et an d r em ai ns u n eq ua l e d. A l w a y s at t he f o r e f r ont of ad v a nc em e nt , a r t n et ' s h os t of s e r v i c es h as

g r o w n t o i nc l u d e a r t n et n e w s , t h e es s ent i a l i nt er n at i on al da i l y di g es t of ar t n e w s w o r l d w i d e, an d a r t net auc t i o ns , of f e r i ng 24/ 7 bi d di n g a nd i m m edi at e t u r n a r o u nd.

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