Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0 1.0Fourteen professionals and nine scientists
The Observatory brings together fourteen analysts and statisticians in Paris, supported by an independent scientific council of nine members from eight countries.
The team combines economists, statisticians, art historians and lawyers. This diversity ensures that the figures are read through the eyes of those who know the works and the rules of the market.
This page presents the managers, the roles and the principles of ethics that apply to each.
The team in figures
Source: OIMAP Observatory.
Management and analysts
Art market economist, specialist in price indices.
In charge of the global index and the monthly notes.
Quality control of declarations and matching of sales.
Markets of Latin America and Africa.
Markets of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Databases, API and documentation.
The scientific council
Statistician, University of Oslo.
Development economist, Accra.
Art market historian, Milan.
Gallery owner and representative of operators.
How the team works
Each indicator has a designated lead, a deputy and a reviewer. No statistic is published without a second reading. Analysts may have no interest in the market they study: they declare their holdings and refrain from buying or selling works.
The scientific council meets four times a year. It examines the method, the revisions and requests for access to data. It publishes an annual opinion, attached to the activity report.
Course of a publication
- Drafting
The analyst writes the note and prepares the tables.
- Review
A second analyst checks the figures.
- Validation
Management authorises publication.
- Going online
The note is published with its data.
- Follow-up
Press questions are handled within 48 hours.
The stages of the team
- Three founders
Creation of the statistical service.
- Ten staff members
Launch of the global index.
- Scientific council
First independent council.
- Fourteen staff members
Reinforcement on open data.
Ethics
Internal team and scientific council
Internal team
Fourteen staff members in Paris- Produces the statistics
- Responds to requests
- Publishes the notes
Execution.
Scientific council
Nine members from eight countries- Checks the method
- Examines the revisions
- Publishes an annual opinion
Oversight.
Joining the team
An analyst
« Every figure we publish ends up being cited. That demands rigour. »
Vocabulary of the team
- Reviewer
- Person who checks work before publication.
- Declaration of interests
- Document listing links with the market.
- Deputy
- Person who stands in for the head of an indicator.
- Annual opinion
- Text of the scientific council on the method.
Frequently asked questions
How can I contact an analyst?
By email at the Observatory's address or through the contact form.
Are council members paid?
They receive an attendance fee, unconnected with the results.
Can an intern be taken on?
Yes, the Observatory hosts six interns a year.
Where can I read the full mission?
On the Mission page.
Useful documents
Contacts
Related pages
OIMAP ObservatoryThe OIMAP Observatory produces and publishes the reference statistics of the global art and heritage market.›
MissionMeasure the market, explain its changes, make its data accessible: the threefold mission of the OIMAP Observatory.›
MethodologyCollection, checking, calculation and publication: the detailed method that produces the OIMAP art market statistics.›
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- Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons, Watanabe Shikō (early-mid 1700s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di Roma, Giovanni Battista Nolli (1748) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso) (c. 1524) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Seal Color Box (1662–1722) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Medal: In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary - The Warner and Swasey Company, Victor D. Brenner (1930) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- View of Venice, Jacopo de' Barbari (1500) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
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- Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di Roma, Giovanni Battista Nolli (1748) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- An Indigo Factory, Allahabad, Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet (1865–68, published 1869–70) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Antonio Beato (c. 1860s) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves), Henri d'Orquevaulx (c. 1420–30) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure, Dr. John Murray (c. 1858–1862) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Seal with Two Qilin Playing (1849) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0
- Chemin de fer de Toulouse à Bayonne. Pont de l'Aran (en trois arches de 17m d'ouverture chacune). Situation des travaux au 21 juillet 1861, Édouard Baldus (1861) — Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 1.0