The online art market represents over $12 billion in 2024 (Hiscox Online Art Trade Report) and is growing by 15% per year. However, the majority of artists do not have a direct sales channel: they rely on galleries that charge 40-50% commission, or generalist platforms like Etsy that devalue original works.
Artworks Digital changes this equation. Our French platform allows any artist — painter, drawer, photographer, sculptor — to create their online art store for free, in 2 minutes, without subscription, without a bank card at registration. Commission is only charged upon effective sale (18%, including Stripe fees).
Why create your online art store?
1. Permanent Google visibility
A well-indexed art store works 24/7 for you. Each work you publish becomes a dedicated page with its own URL (/artist/your-name/artwork/123), its schema.org VisualArtwork, its Open Graph tags, and its optimized meta descriptions. Google indexes these pages in a few days and brings them up in long-tail searches ("abstract painting Lyon", "contemporary blue oil on canvas", etc.).
2. Secure Stripe Connect payment
The buyer pays by bank card or Apple Pay/Google Pay. The money is held in escrow by the platform until shipping confirmation. Once the artwork is shipped, you receive the payment directly to your bank account via Stripe Connect Express. No possible fraud — Stripe manages KYC and compliance.
3. Professional order tracking
Each order goes through 4 visible statuses on the buyer's side: pending payment → paid → shipped → delivered. You enter the shipping carrier's tracking number, the buyer receives an automatic email, and the platform releases your payment.
4. Automatic multilingual
Your bio, artistic approach, and artwork descriptions are automatically translated into English, Japanese, and Korean via our Groq AI. You instantly reach the most active international markets for contemporary art.
5. No subscription
Unlike Shopify (€29-79/month), Etsy (€0.20 per listing + 6.5% commission), or Saatchi Art (30-40% commission), Artworks Digital charges nothing as long as you don't sell. If a work sells for €1,000, you receive €820. If nothing sells, you pay €0.
How to create your online art store?
- Registration in 30 seconds (email + password).
- Artist profile: name, headline, bio, approach, location, Instagram, website.
- Artworks: title, year, technique, dimensions, price, status (available/sold/on request), photo upload.
- AI curator note: one click, and our Groq AI generates a professional note based on your profile and artworks.
- Stripe Connect: 5 minutes of hosted Stripe onboarding (KYC, IBAN, proof).
- Marketplace activated: your artworks appear on /marketplace and on dedicated, Google-indexable pages.
Comparison: where to sell your artworks online?
| Platform | Subscription | Commission | Art specialized | Long-tail SEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artworks Digital | €0 | 18% | ✅ Yes | ✅ Maximal |
| Shopify | €29-79/month | 0% (credit card fees) | ❌ No | ⚠️ To be built |
| Etsy | €0 | 6.5% + fees | ❌ No | ⚠️ Low |
| Saatchi Art | €0 | 30-40% | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Medium |
| Singulart | €0 | 40% | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Medium |
| Physical gallery | — | 40-50% | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
For whom?
- Emerging artists who want a direct sales channel without giving up 40% to a gallery.
- Mid-career artists who complement their physical exhibitions with a serious online presence.
- Photographers who sell numbered prints.
- Illustrators and print authors.
- Sculptors and 3D artists.
