# Contemporary Art Auction Price List

**Use case:** 

Contemporary art auction prices from Sotheby's public contemporary category page come back as one price list. Each record includes the lot title, artist name, price or estimate text, and currency, plus a link back to the live listing, so a dealer or researcher can track what contemporary works are actually asking or selling for right now. Keep the run small for a fast weekly snapshot.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/fine-art/contemporary"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "sothebys"
  ],
  "includeImages": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "lot_title": {
    "label": "Lot title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "artist": {
    "label": "Artist",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "price_text": {
    "label": "Price text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "estimate_text": {
    "label": "Estimate text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "realized_price_text": {
    "label": "Realized price text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "price_type": {
    "label": "Price type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_url": {
    "label": "Source page",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Fine Art Auction Results: Sotheby’s Price Comps](https://apify.com/getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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