The GRI holds one of the strongest collections of resources in the world for the study of provenance and the history of western European art collections. The library's holdings include an extensive collection of dealer and auction catalogs, collectors files, the Photo Archive, and original primary materials such as the inventories of private collections and the papers of art critics and art historians who have been closely involved with the art market.
For information about collecting and provenance research, visit: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/provenance/index.html.
A list of Research Library archival holdings related to provenance, the art market, and the history of collecting: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/provenance_resources.html.
For a provenance resources overview, contact Sally McKay, Head of Research Services, smckay@getty.edu, 310-440-7489.