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| Amazon to sell Warhol and Dali in online venture | Amazon to sell Warhol and Dali in online venture |
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| Amazon has begun selling works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali in an online marketplace. | Amazon has begun selling works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali in an online marketplace. |
| Amazon Art is showcasing more than 40,000 works from more than 150 galleries in the US. | Amazon Art is showcasing more than 40,000 works from more than 150 galleries in the US. |
| Works range from a $44 (£29) cat portrait to Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis: Package from Home, being offered for sale at $4.85m (£3.12m). | Works range from a $44 (£29) cat portrait to Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis: Package from Home, being offered for sale at $4.85m (£3.12m). |
| Peter Faircy of Amazon Marketplace said the group was "excited" about the company's latest venture. | Peter Faircy of Amazon Marketplace said the group was "excited" about the company's latest venture. |
| "We're thrilled to bring the excitement and emotional connection of art to our customers," he added. | "We're thrilled to bring the excitement and emotional connection of art to our customers," he added. |
| "Amazon Art gives galleries a way to bring their passion and expertise about the artists they represent to our millions of customers." | "Amazon Art gives galleries a way to bring their passion and expertise about the artists they represent to our millions of customers." |
| Customers will have access to original and limited-edition art from US galleries including Paddle8 in New York, Holden Luntz in Miami, McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco and Catherine Person Gallery in Seattle. | Customers will have access to original and limited-edition art from US galleries including Paddle8 in New York, Holden Luntz in Miami, McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco and Catherine Person Gallery in Seattle. |
| Featured artists on the site include Warhol, Dali, Marc Chagall and Damien Hirst. | Featured artists on the site include Warhol, Dali, Marc Chagall and Damien Hirst. |
| Luntz said Amazon Art would help to add to his Florida gallery's existing customer base. | Luntz said Amazon Art would help to add to his Florida gallery's existing customer base. |
| "We operate a wonderful fine art gallery, yet realise that the models for dealing in contemporary arts have evolved in this digital age," he said. | "We operate a wonderful fine art gallery, yet realise that the models for dealing in contemporary arts have evolved in this digital age," he said. |
| Jodie and Joshua Steen of LusterNYC in Brooklyn agreed. "I think we'll begin to see a whole new breed of art collector," they said. | |
| "That's good for everyone - the galleries, artists and customers." | "That's good for everyone - the galleries, artists and customers." |
| Amazon said the virtual site provides customers with "high quality" images and "detailed information" about each artwork. | Amazon said the virtual site provides customers with "high quality" images and "detailed information" about each artwork. |
| Growing market | Growing market |
| Consumers can search the site by subject, medium - a category that includes drawing, mixed media and prints - and artistic style. | Consumers can search the site by subject, medium - a category that includes drawing, mixed media and prints - and artistic style. |
| There are currently 503 works available for less than $99 (£64) and 2,517 works valued at $10,000 (£65,000), though most of the works are priced somewhere in between. | There are currently 503 works available for less than $99 (£64) and 2,517 works valued at $10,000 (£65,000), though most of the works are priced somewhere in between. |
| Amazon started out as an online bookseller 19 years ago and now sells a host of goods, from toiletries to garden furniture. | Amazon started out as an online bookseller 19 years ago and now sells a host of goods, from toiletries to garden furniture. |
| It teamed up with Sotheby's in 1999 when it bought a £28m stake in the international art auction house. But their jointly operated site was short-lived, closing the following year. | It teamed up with Sotheby's in 1999 when it bought a £28m stake in the international art auction house. But their jointly operated site was short-lived, closing the following year. |
| Amazon Art will compete with such established retailers as Artsy and Artnet, capitalising on a market where increasing numbers of people are buying works they have only seen online. | Amazon Art will compete with such established retailers as Artsy and Artnet, capitalising on a market where increasing numbers of people are buying works they have only seen online. |
| On Monday Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced a $250m (£163m) purchase of The Washington Post and other assets from the Washington Post Company. | On Monday Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced a $250m (£163m) purchase of The Washington Post and other assets from the Washington Post Company. |