United Art Rating

United Art Rating is a rating, published since 1999 by Artists Trade Union of Russia; it is one of the instruments of art market regulations.
About
“United Art Rating” (before 2012 - "United Artists Rating") is published as a periodical reference book, registered as mass media.
XVII edition of the reference book (2010) includes the names, dates of life and rating categories of 52629 artists (painters, graphic and poster artists, theatre decorators, batik painters, illustrators, animators, sculptors, jewelers, ceramists, authors of installations etc.).
United Artists Rating consists of 2 sections:
*Russian Artists Rating (Rating of artists of Russian Empire, the USSR, Russian emigration, Russian Federation and the republics of the former Soviet Union);
*International Artists Rating (All-world Rating of artists of 18th-21st centuries, forming the world art heritage).
The reference book is printed both in Russian and English.
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Sergey Zagraevsky.
Principles of rating
The Rating Centre acts under Artists Trade Union of Russia and has a status of an independent professional jury, free in its judges and estimations. Defining rating categories is made on the basis of all available information about works of art, biographies, expositions, collections and sales of works, catalogues and Internet and press publications, art historians’ and art-managers’ opinions, public opinion polls etc.
Artists are subdivided into categories “A” and “B”:
* An artist of “A” category does not virtually submit to the market’s demand;
* An artist of “B” category is mainly oriented to the market demand.
Each category has its levels from the first (the top of recognition and fame; is referred to the deceased classic artists, whose works of art are widely recognized in museums) to the seventh one (amateur artist).
According to the declared principles, defining of rating categories is made on available information about expositions, sales and collections of works, catalogues, publications, biographies, public-opinion polls etc. Rating criteria are: art level of works, their humanistic significance, professionalism, exhibitions, works in museums, recognition by the public, galleries and art critics, social and civil significance of works, price level of works etc.
United Artists Rating contains pricing recommendations about sale and purchase of works of art.
United Artists Rating is constantly changed, refined and supplemented.
Description of rating categories
*1 - an artist of world fame, tested with time (for no less than a century).
*1A - a world famous artist.
*1B - a high-class professional artist with remarkable organizational skills, who is popular and in demand.
*2A - a high-class professional artist with a bright creative individuality.
*2B - a high-class professional artist, recognized and in demand with the art-market and public.
*3A - a professional artist with a recognizable individual style.
*3B - a professional artist, recognized and asked for in the art market and by the public.
*4A - an established professional artist with creative potential.
*4B - an established professional artist, who is in demand in the art market.
*5A - a formed professional artist with creative potential.
*5B - a formed professional artist.
*6A - a forming professional artist with creative potential.
*6B - a forming professional artist.
*7 - an amateur artist with perspective evaluation of specialists.
*8 - an amateur artist.
*9 - an artist-beginner.
*10 - an artist-apprentice.
International Artists Rating
International Artist Rating includes the first three categories of United Artists Rating (i.e. 1, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B). These artists formed and are forming the history of world art of 18th-21st centuries.
International Artist Rating includes artists of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia and former Soviet republics, the republics of the former Yugoslavia, the USA, Finland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan and some other countries.
is created on the base of International Artists Rating.
Some editions
* United Artists Rating. XVII edition. 52629 artists. - Moscow, 2010. - ISBN 978-5-904913-03-8. 357 p.
* United Artists Rating. XVI edition. 43084 artists. - Moscow, 2009. - ISBN 978-5-94025-112-5. 275 p.
* United Artists Rating. XV edition. 41076 artists. - Moscow, 2008. - ISBN 5-94025-100-5. - 252 p.
* United Artists Rating. XII edition. 36157 artists. - Moscow, 2006. - ISBN 5-94025-081-6 . - 447 p.
* United Artists Rating. IX edition. 27754 artists. - Moscow, 2004. - ISBN 5-94025-061-0. - 336 p.
* United Artists Rating. VI edition. Architects. - 2124 architects.- Moscow, 2002. - 96 p.
Number of printed copies of each edition - 5000.

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