Class ArtMarketAnalyzer

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.arts.ArtMarketAnalyzer

public final class ArtMarketAnalyzer
extends Object

Models and analyzes art market activity, specifically focusing on auction prices, artist performance metrics, and price prediction. It uses historical auction data to generate artist profiles and calculate market indices.

Since:

1.0

Version:

2.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static final record	ArtMarketAnalyzer.ArtistMarketProfile	Statistical profile of an artist's performance in the auction market.
static final record	ArtMarketAnalyzer.AuctionRecord	Represents a single auction sale record.
static final record	ArtMarketAnalyzer.PricePrediction	Result of a price prediction analysis for a specific artwork.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	addAuctionRecord(ArtMarketAnalyzer.AuctionRecord record)	Records a new auction sale in the internal database.
static ArtMarketAnalyzer.ArtistMarketProfile	analyzeArtist(String artistName)	Generates a market performance profile for a specific artist based on recorded sales.
static Map<String,Real>	calculateMarketIndices(int baseYear, int currentYear)	Calculates market indices by comparing average prices over time.
static List<ArtMarketAnalyzer.AuctionRecord>	findComparables(String artist, int year, String medium, int maxResults)	Finds previous auction sales that are comparable to a given work.
static ArtMarketAnalyzer.PricePrediction	predictPrice(String artist, int creationYear, String medium, double sizeSqCm)	Predicts the potential auction price for an artwork based on artist performance, medium, age, and physical size.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

addAuctionRecord

public static void addAuctionRecord(ArtMarketAnalyzer.AuctionRecord record)

Records a new auction sale in the internal database.

Parameters:

record - the auction record to add

analyzeArtist

public static ArtMarketAnalyzer.ArtistMarketProfile analyzeArtist(String artistName)

Generates a market performance profile for a specific artist based on recorded sales.

Parameters:

artistName - the name of the artist to analyze

Returns:

an ArtistMarketProfile containing statistical metrics

predictPrice

public static ArtMarketAnalyzer.PricePrediction predictPrice(String artist,
 int creationYear,
 String medium,
 double sizeSqCm)

Predicts the potential auction price for an artwork based on artist performance, medium, age, and physical size.

Parameters:

artist - the name of the artist

creationYear - the year the work was created

medium - the materials used (e.g., "oil", "watercolor")

sizeSqCm - the surface area in square centimeters

Returns:

a PricePrediction containing estimated value and confidence range

calculateMarketIndices

public static Map<String,Real> calculateMarketIndices(int baseYear,
 int currentYear)

Calculates market indices by comparing average prices over time.

Parameters:

baseYear - the starting year for the index (value 100)

currentYear - the year to evaluate

Returns:

a map of market indices (e.g., "Overall Art Index")

findComparables

public static List<ArtMarketAnalyzer.AuctionRecord> findComparables(String artist,
 int year,
 String medium,
 int maxResults)

Finds previous auction sales that are comparable to a given work.

Parameters:

artist - the name of the artist

year - the creation year (within a 10-year range)

medium - the medium used

maxResults - maximum number of records to return

Returns:

a list of comparable AuctionRecords sorted by price