NEW YORK, Aug 6 —The beta launch of Amazon Fine Art sees the online shopping giant link web surfers with art galleries across the States.Among the first batch of artworks on sale are Andy Warhol's "Sachiko" (US$450k/RM1.4 million)), Claude Monet's "L'Enfant à la tasse" (a snip at US$1.45m), Norman Rockwell's "Willie Gillis: Package from Home" (US$4.85m for the discerning collector), and a selection of Clifford Ross photography from US$200 a pop.
New York's Paddle8, LusterNYC, ArtStar, and Elisa Contemporary Art, Miami's Holden Luntz, the McLoughlin Gallery, Modernbook and Heather James Fine Art in Cali, Abmeyer + Wood Fine Art and the Catherine Pearson Gallery in Seattle, and virtual showroom UGallery are all involved, as well as Rise Art and DegreeArt in the UK.
"We're thrilled to bring the excitement and emotional connection of art to our customers," said Amazon Marketplace VP Peter Faricy in a public statement, the day after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos annouced his purchase of the Washington Post.
Peruse Amazon's Art store beta at amazon.com/b/?node=6685269011 — AFP-Relaxnews
