An insider's entry into the art market.
Established artists, secondary output
The artists on ART4 already have a market: gallery representation, auction results, collectors. What they sell here is the work that surrounds a collection — studies, drafts, works on paper, small unique pieces made in the same studio, by the same hand.
Every work is reviewed
Nothing goes live without review. ART4 examines each submission and each artist's market references — gallery representation, sales history, auction records — before a work is published. Verified references are marked on the artist's record.
The Parallel and The Index
On every artwork page, a value scale places the piece against the artist's real market: the price range of their finished works and their last auction result. The Index gathers the whole picture on one page. Same hand, same studio — a different point of entry.
Acquiring a work
Whether a piece is offered at a fixed price, open to sealed offers, or on request, your click sends an inquiry — never a payment. ART4 contacts you personally to confirm everything in writing: the work, the shipping cost, the timing. You commit only then.
- Shipped from the studio. Each work travels directly from the artist's studio to you, with a tracked carrier.
- Always insured. Every shipment is insured for the full sale price — if a work is lost or damaged in transit, you are refunded in full.
- Shipping at cost. The artwork price is the artist's price; the actual shipping cost is confirmed with you by ART4 before you pay anything.
- 14-day return. You may return a work within 14 days of delivery, no reason needed.
Create your artist account
Sign up and choose “I'm an artist”. After confirming your email, you land directly in your Studio — your private dashboard on ART4.
Complete your profile & market record
In Studio → Profile & market record, present yourself and declare your market: gallery representation, the price range of your finished works, auction results, exhibitions. This feeds The Parallel on each of your artwork pages — it is what makes your prices legible to collectors. ART4 checks these references before marking them “verified”.
Submit a work
In Studio → Submit a work: up to three photos, technique, dimensions, dominant colours, price, and how you want to sell it — fixed price, sealed offers with a deadline, or on request. Submit for review, or save as a draft.
ART4 reviews it
We look at every submission next to your market record. We approve it, or send it back with a note explaining what to change. You follow the status of each work in Studio → My works.
When it sells
ART4 contacts you and the buyer, confirms the sale in writing, and coordinates logistics. You pack the work and ship it from your studio with a tracked, insured service — the shipping cost is paid by the buyer. You are paid the sale price minus ART4's commission.
Changing something later
Everything is editable from Studio → My works → Edit: price, description, photos, colours, the way it sells. One rule protects buyers: editing a live work takes it off the site and returns it to review — it goes live again once re-approved. You can also take a work off sale entirely (“Take off sale”) — it returns to your drafts, no approval needed, where you can delete it. Only works that are reserved or sold are locked, as part of their sale.
ART4 takes 30% — you keep 70%.
For comparison: on Saatchi Art artists keep 60%, on Artfinder 55–60%, in a traditional gallery about 50%. There are no listing fees and no subscription — ART4 earns only when you do.
Founding artists — the first artists to join ART4 keep 80% on every sale.
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