Amazon Adds Fine Art Marketplace

Amazon.com Inc. today announced the launch of Amazon Art (amazon.com/art), a marketplace that gives customers direct access to more than 40,000 works of fine art from more than 150 galleries and dealers. At launch, Amazon Art will showcase artworks from more than 4,500 artists. According to a news release, the store is one of the largest online collections of original and limited edition artwork for purchase directly from galleries and dealers.