Art Pricing Engine

A working framework for artists and galleries to price original artworks with cost floors, career context, market signals, demand, fees, and clear guardrails.

Cost floor

Protects the artist from losing money on materials, labor, overhead, and contingency.

Direct retail

A clean buyer-facing price from size, cost, artist profile, artwork strength, and demand.

Gallery-safe

Accounts for commission, platform fees, payment fees, absorbed tax, and post-sale costs.

Confidence

Surfaces data completeness, plain-language explanation, and pricing risk warnings.

Artist Profile

Step 1 of 6

Years active

Exhibition level

Sales history

Gallery representation

Professional presentation

Cost floor includes labor ($600), overhead share ($267), and contingency ($131).

Minimum sustainable price

$3,100

Recommended direct retail price

$1,700

Gallery-safe retail price

$3,600

Data completeness / confidence

100%

Recommended pricing starts from a cost-backed base (size + cost floor), then applies artist, artwork, market, and demand multipliers. Guardrails prevent underpricing and overextension relative to career stage.

• Net artist share is below 50%; fees may be too heavy for sustainability.

• Minimum sustainable price is above direct retail estimate; adjust inputs or costs.

This is not a certified appraisal. It is a primary-market pricing framework for explainable artist pricing.