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Herman Miller
$895, Hot Dog Picnic Poster, Steve Frykholm
Herman Miller is known for its desk chairs, first and foremost, but the brand has a nice art selection as well. Consisting primarily of reissued prints in the Herman Miller archive, it’s a mix of midcentury graphics and colorful geometries.
54Kibo
$338, Aissata, Malene Barnett
54Kibo serves as a hub for African design, bringing together many different artists on one online platform. The website has a few wall art options as well, including paintings, tapestries, and baskets.
The Met Store
$30, The Great Wave, Katsushika Hokusai
You can’t go wrong with the classics. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a robust gift shop, which includes everything from furniture and jewelry to artist prints. Names include Monet, Rothko, Matisse, Van Gogh, and many others.
Tuleste Factory
$8,500, Untitled III, Belén Ordovás Lladó
Founded by sisters Celeste and Satu Greenberg, Tuleste Factory has wide-ranging offerings of collectible design and fine art. Represented artists range in mediums, from painting and sculpture to works like Lladó’s, made with embroidered thread.
Nick Mele Fine Art
$2,000, The Nest, Nick Mele
Nick Mele has garnered quite the following over the years for his keen snapshots of luxurious domestic life in America. Now you can snag prints of his idyllic snaps online, depicting residences from the Hamptons and beyond. If you’re an interiors geek—and if you’re and ELLE Decor reader, you no doubt are—the sumptuous homes will be a big draw.
Guild Gallery
$13,300, Double Necks, Han Chiao
Interior design firm Roman and Williams has designed some of the most iconic hangout spots in New York City, from the lilting restaurant at La Mercerie to a glittering bar at the Boom Boom Room. The ELLE Decor A-List firm now has its own art gallery too, showcasing the work of rising star ceramists, sculptors, and more.
Armature Projects
Light and Heavy, Joel Baca
When William Li founded Armature Projects last year, his goal was to connect interior designers, architects, and others to artists—both up-and-comers and established names. Li’s eye, trained by years as a media executive and as top brass at Ralph Lauren, has since brought together a considerable stable of work across mediums, from sculpture to painting to photography.
Adorno Design
$2,386, Isometria Ii, Diego Olivero Studio
Adorno made a big splash at this year’s Milan Design Week, bringing together many designers from around the world for an exhibit at Alcova just outside the city. In addition to its roster of designers, it carries a select group of artists too, so you can snap up a unique furnishing and artwork to match.
Brooklyn Museum
$69, Hibiscus with Plumeria, Georgia O’Keefe
The Brooklyn Museum has one of the most impressive gift shops in New York City, and its online curation is just as impressive. Offerings include everything from Murakami stickers to Van Gogh paper flower bouquets. But for those in the art market, there’s a wide range of prints to choose from as well.
Artsper
$1,251, Spring Tide, Claire Wiltsher
If you’re not sure what kind of art to buy, Artsper has an incredibly wide-ranging catalogue. The website works with top galleries all over the world—1,800 in total—and carries more than 200,000 works. Happy shopping!
PSTR Studio
$39, Don’t want to go to work, Maria Murphy
PSTR represents a unique niche: exhibition posters. If there’s a particular show or artist that you love, chances are PSTR has a print to match. The brand, based in the Netherlands, has amassed a devoted following on Instagram.
Saatchi Art
$2,010, Piscine 16 Painting, Nicoleta Costiuc
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
Fruits, 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
$1,200, Flounce, Amelia Briggs
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.
Helena Madden is ELLE DECOR’s market editor, and covers all things product and trend, from flatware and furnishings to kitchen and bath. She previously worked as a staff writer at Robb Report, where she covered luxury news with a focus on interior design.
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