The 30 Best Online Art Stores to Kick-Start That Gallery Wall
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If you’ve lived too long with blank walls, consider adding some artwork to inject personality into your space. In-person browsing at a gallery has typically been the way to go if you’re looking to snap up something by an emerging or established artist. But today—thanks to a seemingly infinite number of online dealers and art retailers—the internet can be a less intimidating place to embark on your collecting journey. Below we’ve compiled some of our favorite spots to buy art online, whether it’s photography, works on paper, sculpture, or something in-between. Regardless of your budget, you’re bound to find something special.
Saatchi Art
$320, The prickly leaves, Wallis Shen
Saatchi Art offers a uniquely comprehensive online shopping experience for the collecting inclined, offering options to buy outright online, shop curated collections, or work directly with an art adviser to build a collection tailored specifically to each buyer. And if that’s not enough to tempt you, the association with the iconic art collecting Saatchi family lends the site an air of dependability.
Artsy
$500, Crab and Oranges, Nikki Maloof
Artsy has become ubiquitous for its information-rich platform. Here, you can not only track pricing for many artists’ work, but you can also find the at-times hard-to-reach galleries, auction houses, and dealers selling their work. For those further along with building a collection, the site offers space to sell as well as to buy.
Good Black Art
$10,500. She Wants to Move, Emily Manwaring
Founded by a seasoned (and fun!) Black art collector, Good Black Art sells exactly what its name indicates. All the artists platformed on the site are Black and work in a wide range of styles and materials traversing abstraction and figurative work. It’s a wonderfully rich resource for collectors at any stage, especially those who value a well-rounded collection.
Christie’s
Dots Infinity, Yayoi Kusama
Traditionally the highest echelon, iconic auction house Christie’s can be relatively approachable if you’re looking to buy art outside of the modern and contemporary sphere. Here you can find under-appreciated but still exemplary paintings by untrained artists or students of masters. Unsigned works occasionally go for less than you might think, and what goes high is usually worth every penny.
1stDibs
$11,089, Le grande Baigneuse (The Large Bather), Raoul Dufy
While one might typically think of 1stDibs for antique browsing, almost any well-known artist or designer can be found on its easy-to-navigate platform. For those with no qualms about competitive pricing, it’s the obvious choice.
Platform
$5,000, Remember to Forget, Shingo Yamasaki
This artist-led platform is exactly what it sounds like: art products and prints curated by artists and available for sale in limited quantities. The intention of the platform is to make art collecting more transparent and less intimidating. Prices run the gamut and so does the subject matter, from abstract oil paintings and traditional landscapes to etchings and archival prints.
MoMA Design Store
$350, The Pigeons, Pablo Picasso
Museum gift stores have had a reputation for being the tacky pit stop on the way out, but not the MoMA Design Store. Online, shoppers can buy current runs of vintage classics, ranging from functional to nonfunctional objects. If you’re sticking strictly to art, the best things to buy here are the prints.
Uprise Art
$17,000, Untitled II, Paola Rodriguez Arias
Uprise Art, which focuses on emerging artists, is a great place to start for both individual collectors and corporate collections. Much of the art resonates well online—colorful palettes, inviting motifs, uncomplicated compositions—and in person. And for those who don’t want to lift a finger, everything can be delivered seamlessly to your door.
Art.com
$20, Black Line Poppies, Shirley Novak
Or you can turn to one of the most straightforward of URLs, Art.com. This site is for those of us not too wrapped up in original works. On Art.com you can have it all—Gaugin, Picasso, Vermeer— in print form. Great for office spaces, starter homes, and college dorms—this is the first step to a visually satisfying life.
Anthropologie
$338, Dandelions
If you’re looking to give your space an easy makeover, Anthropologie has a selection of works that are always colorful, fun, and in a range of prices.
Chairish
$7,400, Dessert Tray, Wayne Thiebaud
Chairish follows a similar format as 1stDibs, but isn’t as pricy as its fellow online antiques mammoth. Here’s the place to find vintage posters, unsigned oil paintings, and small sculptures that could add personality to any room.
LiveAuctioneers
Midnight, Helen Frankenthaler
With sheltering in place came a newfound auction mania, with antiques and art insiders finding their favorite no-longer-secret weapon, LiveAuctioneers. The site serves as a platform for a thousand different auction houses, prominent and obscure alike. Alas, the estimates might have ballooned, but there are still deals to be found on this site.
Etsy
$35, Happiness, Clare Elsaesser
With its reputation as the craft queen’s heaven, Etsy is perhaps not the first website that comes to mind when we think of art collecting, but if you broaden your scope of what art is, you can find some gems here, both new and vintage.
Tappan Collective
$6,600, Underwater World, Hannah Carrick
Tappan Collective makes art collecting approachable in more ways than one. The prevailing aesthetic on the site is simple, starter-pack chic, with art that is easy to pair with your West Elm sofa or CB2 champagne flutes. Pricing is more than fair as well, with pieces starting in the low hundreds.
Leif
$80, Daffodils
Leif—the online lifestyle shop—has an assortment of meticulously curated art, with a focus on simple watercolors and muted prints. The collection is extensive enough to have plenty to choose from, but not so much that you never make up your mind.
MintedArt
$52, Pisces, Annie Clark
If you appreciate a retailer with a wide range of options, MintedArt is for you. The site offers a mix of eye-catching, modestly priced prints. Plus, there are photos and illustrations that can be customized with a frame of your choice.
Society6
$36, Dating Alice in Wonderland, HappyMelvin
Society6 allows artists to upload their works directly to the site, where customers can then purchase the art in a variety of forms, including framed prints, rugs, and pillows.
Gray Malin
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$300, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Gray Malin
You may recognize Gray Malin as the American fine art photographer, known for his idyllic pastel-hued shots from around the world. On his website, browse through all of his iconic work, where all images are printed and signed in-house.
Lumas
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$999, Rainbow Hoops, Peter Stewart
Lumas, which started out as an art gallery in Berlin, is now an impressive online art shop where you can find high-quality, limited-edition works from some of the most iconic photographers (think Helmut Newton and Edward Steichen).
1000Museums
$99, Filles de Kilimanjaro, Kazuya Sakai
1000Museums is a website for discovery as much as it is for shopping. With thousands of prints available, the website not only sells incredible art that can be found in museums, it also connects people to the actual museums themselves. Purchases made on this website support museums around the world while broadening customer engagement with art.
Captured52
$2,645, Onna #1, Daniek Dijkstra
Captured52 is an ultracool art seller with an extremely unique platform. The online store invites some of the world’s most talented photographers to sell their work on their site—and that’s where things get interesting. Only one image is available at a time, and it’s available only for a week, making it an extremely sought after art destination for true lovers of photography.
20x200
$35, Inhale Through the Nose, Amber Vittoria
20x200’s tagline is “Art for Everyone,” and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. The site stocks a diverse collection of fine art and photography with prices starting at $10.
ArtStar
$150, Rectangle 002, Nicole Yates
ArtStar gives wannabe art collectors access to limited-edition works by some of today’'s best artists, including photographers, painters, and those who create mixed-media pieces.
Print Collection
$17, Washington the City Beautiful
Art lovers on a budget will love Print Collection, as the site stocks a number of prints, most of which cost just $17.
Eyestorm
$502, Palmetto Drive, Alexander Brattell
Head to Eyestorm for high-quality work across a number of genres, including abstract, erotic, urban, and still life.
UGallery
$575, The Face in the Mirror, Sherri Aldawood
Head to UGallery for original artwork across a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, drawing, and printmaking. And if you’re in the mood for a totally original piece, the site gives you the chance to commission artwork as well.
Citizen Atelier
$2,162, It Could Be Anywhere, Amy Friend
Art collectors with hipster inclinations are sure to find something they love at Citizen Atelier, where most of the pieces would look right at home in a Brooklyn loft.
Ghostly International
$90, Ara 311, View 1, Matthew Shlian x Tim Saccenti
Check out Ghostly International for works by a curated selection of artists, each with their own distinct aesthetic.
Exhibition A
$200, Plain, Alice Tippit
Exhibition A hopes to inspire a new generation of art collectors with its curated selection of contemporary artworks. The site features a number of limited-edition prints, many of which are signed by the artists themselves.
Artfully Walls
$24, Head, Nadiuska and Priscila Furtado
Check out Artfully Walls for affordable pieces hand-selected by their art-loving team. While you’re there, you can even get a head start on your gallery wall, as they have preselected collections that go perfectly together.
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