Buying Art Online

Do you love art, including beautiful paintings? Would you like to have reproductions of works by great painters, at a reasonable price? Do you like original art? If you like those things, and other art related items, such as prints, specialty posters, custom framing of what you buy, mounting, and canvas transfers, then you should be able to get whatever you want online.

There are probably a lot of art dealers online that can help you. Two are www.art.com and www.guild.com.

Art.com Incorporated has three core brands: Art.com; AllPosters.com; and Poster.de. The company has offices in the United States and Europe, with more than 500 employees worldwide. A large number of customers, with varying desires concerning art, have used the company to decorate their homes, offices, apartments, and bedrooms all over the world. Additional brands will be added in the future.

Someone going to the company’s website can search the company database for various types of art. One can search by artist, medium, size, dÃ?©cor, subject, and genre. Artists also list their personal favorites for viewers to peruse.

The site has both original work and reproductions. The art of Thomas Kinkade, Ansel Adams, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Vincent Van Gogh, Walt Disney, Norman Rockwell, and others can be purchased.

A variety of fine art prints can be purchased, including Abstract, Still Life, Scenic, Cuisine, Botanical, and the works of the Grand Masters.

Some examples of the prints include: a 32 X 34 inch reproduction of Van Gogh’s Starry Night for $19.99; a 36X 24 inch print of Tahiti-Beach at Bora Bora for $9.99; a 24 X 24 inch print of Shades of Poppies for $26.99; and a 30 X 25 inch reproduction of Oriental Poppies by Georgia O’Keefe for $37.99.

Subject matter of the various posters which can be purchased at the art website include: movie; music; sports; humor; people; television; vintage; and comics.

Thousands of original works of photography from all over the world can be purchased. The photography of Jamie Edwards, Teo Alfonso; Val Decker; Chris Harvey; Lori McAllister; and others may be purchased.

Subject matter of the photographs at the art website include: abstract; animals; architecture; astronomy and space; comics; education; and others.

Gift certificates may be purchased at the site.

Your purchase can also be mounted on wood or laminated.

The art website also features the Fine Art Giclee Collection. The Giclee painting process delivers a fine stream of paint on archival paper. The site claims that as a result of the way the paintings are created, they are vivid, have pure color, and exceptional detail. Subjects include contemporary art, renowned masterpieces, and gems from private collections.

Wall tapestries may also be purchased from Art.com.

The website also has an online canvas, ArtPad, which allows users to create their own art.

The website, www.guild.com, offers pieces that range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. There are more than 7,000 products. Products include paintings, fine art prints, photography, sculpture, art glass, ceramics, fiber art, metal art, studio furniture; art for the wall; and others.

At the website, www.art.net, one can find links to may art resources, including artists’ home pages, suppliers, and supporting services.

In short, if you love art, whether you like to buy for yourself or someone else, you can find a lot of resources online.