ArtDiscovery

What ArtDiscovery does

ArtDiscovery is a private, London-headquartered art authentication and analysis company founded in 2009 that operates scientific laboratories in London and New York. It serves collectors, museums, insurers, auction houses, private banks, galleries, and art advisors conducting high-stakes transactions, having analyzed over 8,000 artworks across five continents and underwritten more than $1 billion in art through its authentications. Its core offering is a multi-modal authentication report that combines materials science (SEM-EDX, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, XRF, X-radiography, and infrared/UV imaging), proprietary AI brushstroke analysis (Pictology), provenance research, and expert connoisseurship. The company is the first to back its authentication certificates with art authenticity insurance, underwritten by a major insurer, providing a financial guarantee layered on top of analytical findings.

The company's product portfolio includes Full Analysis (combining all methods), standalone Scientific Analysis, the Pictology AI service, Provenance Research, and the differentiated Art Authenticity Insurance product. Underlying these is an internal Pigment Database of more than 4,000 samples built over 16 years, used as the comparative backbone for molecular and elemental testing. Pricing begins at $13,500 for a comprehensive scientific analysis package, with a four-week standard turnaround from artwork receipt. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise via consultative sales, with no reseller or channel partner model.

ArtDiscovery is founder/management-owned following the 2024 merger with Hephaestus — an AI brushstroke-analysis firm founded by current CEO Denis Moiseev in 2018. The merged entity integrates ML-driven visual analysis into ArtDiscovery's established scientific workflow. The leadership team combines domain science (CTO Ilya Kudryashov), art-historical and conservation expertise (MD Nica Gutman Rieppi, a Salvator Mundi contributor), and corporate finance (CFO Steve Maslow, former Bear Stearns MD and private-equity CEO).

Name

ArtDiscovery

Legal name

ArtDiscovery

Website

https://artdiscovery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ArtDiscovery is a London-headquartered scientific art authentication company that uses materials science, proprietary AI (Pictology), and provenance research to authenticate paintings and sculptures for collectors, museums, auction houses, insurers, private banks, and galleries conducting high-value transactions globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Authentication Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Appraisal, Authentication & Insurance Documentation (CRAKALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Authentication, Grading & Provenance Services (CRAKAKAI)

Keywords

• Art authentication services
• Scientific art analysis
• AI brushstroke analysis
• Provenance research
• Art authenticity insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Art Authentication Services: Professional authentication services providing scientific analysis, AI analysis, provenance research, and full authentication reports. Services are priced starting from $13,500 for comprehensive scientific analysis including pigment and binder identification, molecular and elemental testing, and radiocarbon dating. Turnaround time is four weeks from receipt of artwork and documentation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ArtDiscovery provides multi-modal art authentication and analysis services that combine scientific testing (SEM-EDX, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, XRF, X-radiography, infrared/UV imaging), proprietary AI Pictology brushstroke analysis, provenance research, and expert connoisseurship to deliver definitive attribution conclusions. The company is the first in the world to back its authentication certificates with art authenticity insurance, and serves collectors, museums, insurers, auction houses, private banks, and galleries from labs in London and New York.

Product overview

ArtDiscovery offers a unified multi-modal art authentication platform combining scientific analysis, proprietary AI Pictology technology, provenance research, and expert connoisseurship. The core service includes Full Analysis (combining all methods), Scientific Analysis (materials testing with SEM-EDX, Raman, FTIR, radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, imaging), AI Pictology (machine learning brushstroke analysis), and Provenance Research. A unique differentiator is their Art Authenticity Insurance product, backed by a major insurer. The platform leverages an internal Pigment Database of over 4,000 samples. Their labs in London and New York serve collectors, museums, insurers, auction houses, and private banks across five continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pictology: ArtDiscovery's proprietary AI system that analyzes microscopic details in brushstrokes, composition, and artistic elements for digital connoisseurship and forgery detection.

Products and services

• Full Analysis Comprehensive art authentication engagement that combines scientific analysis, AI Pictology, provenance research, and expert connoisseurship into a single attribution conclusion, backed by art authenticity insurance. Priced starting from $13,500 with a four-week turnaround from receipt of the artwork and documentation. Targeted at collectors, museums, insurers, auction houses, private banks, and galleries facing seven, eight, and nine-figure decisions.
• Scientific Analysis Materials testing service using SEM-EDX, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology, XRF, X-radiography, and infrared/UV imaging to establish the age, composition, and material history of an artwork. Delivered from labs in London and New York for clients needing materials-level authentication evidence.
• AI Pictology Proprietary machine-learning analysis service that maps brushstroke attributes (length, width, curvature) and spatial relationships between compositional elements to generate an artist-specific visual fingerprint for attribution support. Bookable as a standalone AI Analysis service via the website contact form.
• Provenance Research Documentary research service that traces artwork ownership and exhibition history, aligning physical and scientific findings with provenance records to support authentication conclusions. Available as a standalone service or as part of Full Analysis.
• Art Authenticity Insurance First-of-its-kind authenticity insurance product attached to ArtDiscovery authentication certificates and backed by a major insurer, providing a financial guarantee on top of the scientific finding. The unique market differentiator for ArtDiscovery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Authenticated 8,034+ artworks across five continents since 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HephaestuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hephaestus, founded in 2018 by Denis Moiseev with the aim of eliminating forgery and misattribution in the art market, joined forces with ArtDiscovery in 2024. Hephaestus pioneered AI-based brushstroke analysis and integration of machine learning into scientific workflows, which complements ArtDiscovery's existing capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Orion Analytical: Independent scientific art analysis laboratory offering materials testing and authentication services to collectors, museums, and auction houses — directly comparable in service offering and customer base to ArtDiscovery's scientific analysis.
• The Fine Art Conservancy: Provides conservation, scientific analysis, and authentication services for fine art, including provenance research — directly comparable professional services competing for the same collectors and institutional clients.
• Scientific Analysis of Fine Arts (SAFA): Long-standing scientific analysis and restoration laboratory for fine art, offering imaging, materials testing, and authentication — competes in the same scientific authentication workflow as ArtDiscovery.

Emerging players

• Babylon (AI art authentication): AI-focused art authentication and provenance platform using machine learning to detect forgeries — directly comparable in the AI Pictology niche but with less scientific instrumentation depth.

Broad incumbents

• Wildenstein Plattner Institute: Major art historical research institution with extensive databases on artist catalogues raisonnés and provenance — adjacent authority in the authentication and attribution ecosystem serving museums and scholars.
• Sotheby's: One of the two dominant global auction houses; both a client and a potential in-house competitor for authentication services given the central role authenticity plays in auction outcomes.
• Christie's: Other dominant global auction house; both a client (e.g., the Magritte case) and a potential internalizer of authentication capability for high-value transactions.
• Heritage Auctions: Large US-headquartered auction house with internal authentication expertise across fine art and collectibles — a comparable enterprise client and potential competitor in authentication services.

Others

• Getty Conservation Institute: Leading conservation and scientific research institution performing materials analysis and authentication research — an ecosystem peer advancing the underlying science ArtDiscovery commercializes.
• Artnet: Art market intelligence and auction data platform serving collectors, advisors, and institutions — adjacent infrastructure that increasingly intersects with provenance verification and authentication workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/artdiscovery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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