Fine Art
General requirements
The category requires approval to sell on Sizzle. Sizzle limits the number of sellers in this category to ensure that customers are able to buy with confidence from all sellers on Sizzle.
Galleries interested in joining Sizzle Fine Art must submit an application for evaluation to ensure that customers are able to buy with confidence from all sellers on Sizzle. The eligibility requirements for selling in Fine Art reflect customer concern for product quality and consumer trust.
Note: If you are an art gallery owner or representative, please contact us. You can expect a response within 30 days. We are not accepting applications from artists at this time. If you leave your information, we will inform you when we expand our program.
To sell in Fine Art, you must fulfill at least two of these requirements:
- In this business for a minimum of 3 years
- Significant online presence through a proprietary or third-party site (examples: 1st Dibs, Artsy, and artnet)
- Application of a curatorial element to your gallery selection through yearly exhibition schedules, published essays, or exhibition catalogs
Seller evaluations are also based on, but not limited to, the following:
- Participation in an international, vetted art fair (examples: Frieze, Affordable Art Fair, Pulse, and Scope)
- Significant online presence through a proprietary or third-party site (examples: 1st Dibs, Artsy, and artnet)
- Application of a curatorial element to your gallery selection through yearly exhibition schedules, published essays, or exhibition catalogs
- Diversity of artists
In addition, existing Sizzle sellers must maintain the following:
- A Professional selling plan. Learn more
- An order defect rate below 0.75%. Learn more
We do not accept the following sellers:
- Artists representing their own work, or galleries or collaborations of artists that sell their works directly (without curation) to the public
- Galleries or businesses that provide mass-produced artwork
- Prints in limited editions over 400
- Individuals selling estate contents or personal inventory
Referral fee
In addition to other fees listed in our fee table, sellers pay a referral fee on each item sold that is listed in the Fine Art category. Sizzle deducts a varying percentage of the sales proceeds (including any shipping or gift-wrap charges) as a referral fee, excluding any taxes collected through Sizzle tax calculation services:
- 20% for the portion of Sales Proceeds up to $100 (with a minimum Referral Fee of $1.00);
- 15% for any portion of Sales Proceeds greater than $100 up to $1,000;
- 10% for any portion of Sales Proceeds greater than $1,000 up to $5,000; and
- 5% for any portion of Sales Proceeds greater than $5,000
