Amazon Launches Virtual Gallery with Works by Rockwell, Monet
- August 06, 2013 23:05
On Tuesday, Amazon Arts was launched by the massive e-retailer, with works by the likes of Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol and Claude Monet up for sale, along with low-end prints for just $25.
Shoppers who are on Amazon.com to purchase such items as books and home supplies now can browse 40,000 artworks from more than 150 galleries and dealers, including Rockwell's “Willie Gillis: Package from Home” priced at $4.85 million.
Other highlights include a Warhol-signed screenprint of “Sachiko” for $45,000, a small portrait by Monet for $1.45 million and a mixed media piece encrusted with gems by Damien Hirst for $500,000.
The high-end of the art market has yet to sell briskly online. One exception was a 1916 watercolor by Egon Schiele which brought a top price this June in an online-only auction. Schiele's “Reclining Woman” sold for EUR 1.8 million ($2,356,200) with fees, from German-based Auctionata.
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![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
