Core Announcement

Artmarket.com disclosed that its Q3 2026 revenue rose year‑on‑year and simultaneously unveiled the global beta‑test of its new AI‑driven tool, Artprice Visual Search®, scheduled to open to all subscribers throughout December 2026.

Product Rollout and Commercial Launch

The beta version will be accessible to the entire worldwide subscriber base for the full month of December 2026, allowing clients to evaluate the investigative and valuation capabilities of the tool in live conditions. Beginning January 2027, the Visual Search engine will be embedded in the high‑end Premium and high‑end Professional subscription tiers, each priced at a “significantly higher” rate to reflect the added value and to drive a structural uplift in average revenue per user (ARPU).

Technological Foundations

Artprice Visual Search® represents the culmination of a 30‑year “AI‑First” strategy. It is trained on 23 million annotated reproductions, each enriched with 180 structured documentary fields (including provenance, technique, dimensions, auction history since 1700, and more). The system processes a total archive of nearly 145 million high‑definition images covering 930,000 artists and draws on data contributed by 7,200 auction houses. Its proprietary Retrieval‑Augmented‑Generation (RAG) architecture cross‑references visual fingerprints with certified historical metadata, delivering an instantaneous matrix of 49 matching works with precise relevance percentages.

Market Impact and Returns

The tool is positioned to serve both ends of the market: artworks priced above $100,000 historically generate average annual returns of 14‑15 %. By enabling searches that link a $2,000 Dutch Vanitas with a $170,000 museum‑grade counterpart, the engine bridges the gap between modest collectors and high‑value assets, potentially expanding the investor base to “hundreds of millions” of enthusiasts.

Shareholder Activity and Regulatory Filings

The Ehrmann family and Groupe Serveur, the principal shareholder, reaffirmed confidence in Artprice’s growth by increasing their equity stake in Artmarket.com. Four AMF declarations were filed: No. 2026DD1133787 (published 17 Aug 2026), No. 2026DD1134265 (20 Aug 2026), No. 2026DD1134267 (20 Aug 2026), and a composite filing 969500P7L99JTKAIG60 (13 Oct 2026) covering four transactions. All purchases were executed within authorized trading windows and are not part of a takeover bid.

Corporate and Brand Milestones

Artmarket.com is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris (SRD long‑only, Euroclear) under ticker 7478, with Bloomberg code PRC and Reuters code ARTF. The company now serves 9.3 million members and operates the world’s largest art‑image bank (≈145 million images). Its headquarters, the “Abode of Chaos,” was officially recognised as a total work of art by the French Ministry of Culture on 20 Mar 2025 and published in the Senate Official Journal on 18 Dec 2025.

Intellectual Property and Outreach

The World‑Book “Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI,” authored by Thierry Ehrmann, was released in English on 1 Sep 2026, followed by French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Chinese versions, accumulating over 32.4 million downloads by 1 Nov 2026. The publication is distributed under a CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0 licence and is linked to major AI platforms (Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Google, Meta, etc.). A strategic agreement with PR Newswire/Cision is being finalised to amplify the global dissemination of Artprice’s AI‑driven insights across 125 countries and 14 languages.

Sociological Insight

A multi‑year study led by Thierry Ehrmann identified a new collector cohort aged 30‑45 across America, Europe, and Greater Asia, who prioritise intellectual “backbone” collections over traditional luxury signals. This demographic is described as digitally native, favouring aesthetic criteria such as form, colour strata, and medium, and is expected to drive adoption of Visual Search for both discovery and resale purposes.

Conclusion

The combined revenue uplift, aggressive beta‑to‑commercial rollout, massive data‑driven AI capability, and reinforced shareholder confidence position Artmarket.com to potentially reshape valuation practices and broaden participation in the global art market.