Art sites on the Web

 

Site

Pricing

Range

Comments

www.nextmonet.com

Undiscovered artists with established portfolios.

Fixed-price pieces only.

$500-$5,000

Fairly easy to, navigate; emphasis on education. Extensive artist and material information.for selected pieces in rotating gallery.

www.justoriginals.com

Original paintings.

Fixed-price pieces only.

$100-$4,000

Easy navigation if you are looking for a specific artist Small rotating gallery of featured artists on home page.

www.paintingsdirect.com

Original paintings.

Fixed-price pieces only

$40-$5,000

Busy home page but easy navigation; lots of pictures of animals and landscapes.

www.art.com

Posters

Fixed-price pieces only.

$10-$40

Very easy to navigate; free shipping for purchases over $100; lots of inventory; comprehensive framing section.

www.artnet.com

Fine art, books, sculpture, gallery collections.

Extensive ongoing auction section

$500+

Somewhat difficult to navigate but fun to browse. Feels like a site for serious collectors, very professional.

www.barewalls.com

Posters

Both fixed price and auction pieces.

$1-$100

Easy navigation. The site is pretty barebones. The auction feature makes it possible to get posters for as cheap as one dollar.

www.artinsider.com Animation, sci-fi fantasy, paintings

Both fixed price and ,auction pieces.

$25-$5,000

Search function is extensive and includesunframed. for 90% refund. obscure animators. Bulletin board feature allows users to post requests.