Square size
Best for similar flat works where surface area should drive most of the price.
Free artist tool
Artwork pricing calculator for artists
Start with a known artwork, choose a size formula, add material, time, or commission checks, then round the result into a collector-ready price.
Pricing sentence
A useful system should fit in one sentence: “I price this body of work by size, with a minimum that covers time and materials, then I round to clean retail numbers.”
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Method
Start with a baseline, then make the logic visible.
The most useful artwork pricing systems are consistent enough to defend and flexible enough to reflect the real work. Size-based pricing gives the structure. Time and materials prevent accidental underpricing. Market comparison, sales history, and career stage keep the result connected to reality.
This calculator starts from a known artwork: a size, a medium, and a price you already feel comfortable with. From there it calculates the rate for a new work, applies optional adjustments, and rounds the answer so it feels like a retail price rather than a spreadsheet artifact.
Linear size
Useful when square-unit pricing makes large works jump too aggressively.
Time and materials
A floor check for time-heavy work, commissions, framing, or costly supports.
Market context
A deliberate adjustment for demand, exhibition history, complexity, or gallery commission.
From calculator to archive
The real value is keeping the rule attached to your records.
A calculator helps once. A saved pricing system helps every time you add a work, send a price list, update a viewing room, or record a sale. In Artwork Codex, the pricing assistant can suggest a price directly from the dimensions on an artwork record, while you keep final control.
Prices stay beside the image, dimensions, medium, status, sales history, contacts, certificates, invoices, and catalogues. That record is what makes pricing less emotional over time.
FAQ
Should I include gallery commission in the price?
If the listed retail price needs to leave you with the same net amount after commission, include the commission before rounding. Keep direct and gallery pricing consistent so you do not undercut a gallery relationship.
What if one artwork took much longer than another?
Use time as a floor check rather than the only price driver. A single unusually slow piece should not force the whole body of work into inconsistent prices unless the extra time is visible and repeatable.
How often should artists raise prices?
Raise prices deliberately across a body of work when demand, sales history, exhibition context, or the scale of the work has clearly changed. Random jumps are harder to explain.