For estates

You are responsible for an artistic legacy. 
Our digital tools support you in this endeavor.

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Simplifying complexity

Art estates are valuable and sometimes confusing. Artbutler helps you record works, data, and documents in a structured and comprehensible way.
With clear functions, a well-thought-out structure, and personal support.

You can manage works, provenance, exhibitions, and contacts in one place and create work lists, PDFs, or presentations at the touch of a button.

If desired, you can expand your solution with showrooms, AR features, or a linked website to make the estate visible to collectors, museums, or potential buyers. This creates transparency and trust.

Preserve art. Maintain an overview.

You coordinate cataloging, provenance, rights, and coordination with heirs, foundations, museums, and collectors. We know how much responsibility this entails and how important transparent processes and quick information are.


This is exactly where Artbutler supports you. With structure and digital assistants that think for themselves:

  • All information in one place: works, documents, contacts
  • Provenance, exhibitions, and publications clearly linked
  • Work lists, dossiers, exposés, and PDF reports in just a few clicks
  • Search & filter for large collections and precise information
  • Present & share for heirs, foundations, museums, and collectors

So you can make confident decisions, communicate clearly, and present estates with respect and visibility.

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Order creates security

Artbutler brings structure to your data and processes. Everything is carefully cataloged, easy to find, and securely stored.

You can document, communicate, and present professionally with less effort and more peace of mind.

Transparency internally. Trust externally.

Software that supports you.

Artbutler NEXT is cloud-based software for estate administrators.

All information is organized and available at any time: in the repository, in the archive, at meetings with heirs, before the foundation board, or in discussions with museums. Whether it's a single estate or a mixed collection, whether you want to check dimensions, document provenance data, view dossiers, or export lists, all it takes is a few clicks on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

What Artbutler NEXT
can do for you:

Central art work management

Title, technique, dimensions, storage location, condition, edition, provenance, prices – everything at a glance

Contact management

Heirs, foundations, estate advisors, museums, and collectors – well documented and linked

PDFs and lists with just a few clicks

Create dossiers, estate inventories, lists of works, condition reports, and transport documents in seconds

Present & share

Display works directly from the database or share them securely online

Smart search & filters

Quickly search large inventories and prepare results

Mobile & synchronized

All data at your fingertips at all times

No installation required

Launch anytime in your browser, automatic updates included

Extra modules & extensions

More options for your estate

Curated presentation of estate works – directly shareable for heirs and institutions; optionally with request or purchase option

Multiple showrooms in a structured collection – ideal for advisory board meetings or curated online presentations, also available offline as an app

Sell artworks from the estate directly online – integrate them into your own web shop with just a few clicks from Artbutler NEXT.

Place works in their original size virtually via smartphone or tablet – for compelling, location-independent presentations to curators, heirs, and buyers.

Providing information, PDFs, showrooms, and websites in multiple languages – for international institutions and collectors

Collaborative work – including guest access for advisory board members, curators, or researchers; rights and roles can be controlled individually

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Website

Visibility for your estate

Optionally, book an estate website in addition to the Artbutler database, automatically linked to works, biography, and selected documents.

Your advantages:

  • Strong presence without double maintenance
  • Contemporary design: template or customized
  • Mobile-optimized, GDPR-compliant, and easy to maintain
  • Ideal for estate administrators, foundations, and heirs – for respectful, transparent visibility
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ARTBUTLER PRO – digitale Kunstverwaltung – die lokale Lösung


Prefer to store data locally only?

Then Artbutler PRO is the right alternative for you: our licensed software, independent of the cloud, installed directly on your computer or server.

Ideal if data sovereignty and sensitive assets are a priority or if individual document layouts are required (e.g., estate inventories, dossiers, loan and transfer protocols). Fully usable even without an internet connection.

You retain complete control over your data and work independently, for example in foundations or institutions with strict data protection requirements or with specially adapted workflows.

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And best of all:
Even with the local version, you can still use selected online features – such as showrooms or AR options. This allows you to combine maximum data sovereignty with the advantages of digital presentation.

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Artbutler is the market leader in German-speaking countries

What our customers say

    Good design, well-thought-out UX, and quick support for questions and problems. Artbutler Next impresses us on all levels.

    - Martin Rinderknecht, Nelly Rudin Stiftung 

    ... especially at our annual art fair, which usually features over 500 works of art,
    ARTBUTLER PRO helps us to respond quickly and flexibly to last-minute exhibition additions,
    whether it's creating a completely new list of works, printing labels, or
    accommodating additional presentation requests from artists...

    - Hartmut Braun, Kunstverein Willigrat

Prices - modular and tailored to your needs

The cost of your Artbutler NEXT subscription is flexibly adjusted to the scope of use, the selected features, and the number of users on your account.

Artbutler NEXT for estates

34 EUR/month

Includes:

  • Manage 100 works
  • Unlimited artists
  • 3 online showrooms
  • Create PDFs & lists
  • Intelligent search & filters
  • Location-independent cloud solution

Optional add-on modules & extras

  • 500 or unlimited number of works
  • Unlimited showrooms
  • Contacts
  • Multilingual content
  • Shopify integration for online sales
  • AR feature “View works on your own wall”

Present estate on website

  • Present selected works or the entire estate
  • Offer research opportunities
  • Present a detailed history of the work archive

 

from EUR 2,900

Artbutler PRO

The solution for local data storage

from EUR 2,900

Just get started. Grow flexibly.

Artbutler can be set up in just a few minutes.

You don't need any IT knowledge. The interface is self-explanatory, and step-by-step instructions help you get started

Artbutler grows with you

Start small and expand as needed – new features, showrooms, or a website can be added flexibly.

Data transfer

In many cases, migration from existing systems is possible. We can assist you with this upon request.

Personal support

You speak to real people, by phone or email. Friendly, competent, and as genuine partners.

Data security of your choice

Your data is stored on European servers with high security standards – or, with Artbutler PRO, exclusively locally on your computer. You remain in control at all times.

Test without obligation

You can try Artbutler for free. The trial subscription ends automatically if you decide otherwise.

For today. For tomorrow.

It only takes a few minutes to make estate work easier. This leaves more time for discussions, decisions, and proper presentation of your works.


Do you need a consultation?

Get in touch with us!

We would be happy to show you how our solutions can be tailored precisely to your needs.

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