How to Sell Your Art Online in 2026 Without Losing Half to Commission
If you are an artist searching how to sell your art online, the best art marketplaces, or how to sell paintings and prints without losing a fortune in fees, this guide is for you. Selling your art online in 2026 has never been more possible, but where you sell decides how much you actually keep.
The problem with most art marketplaces
Most online art marketplaces take a commission on every sale, typically between 30% and 50%. Sell a £1,000 artwork and you could lose £300 to £500 before you see a penny. For emerging artists trying to build a sustainable practice, that is the difference between growing and giving up.
How to keep 100% of every sale: Mostra
Mostra is the art marketplace built by The Holy Art, designed to fix exactly this. On Mostra, artists keep 100% of every sale, with zero commission, forever. Instead of taking a cut of your work, Mostra runs on one flat membership.
Build your artist profile, get your own shareable link, own your collectors, and get paid directly through Stripe. Your work goes in front of thousands, because Mostra is backed by a community of 250,000+ artists and collectors built over six years. Open your studio at getmostra.com.
How to sell more art: get exhibited first
The artists who sell the most are the ones who get seen. Exhibiting builds your name, your CV and your collector base. The Holy Art runs open calls for artists year-round across London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Milan, Athens and Amsterdam, physical and digital, all mediums, free to apply. Every exhibition puts your work in front of collectors, press and a global audience. Apply at theholyart.com.
For the new generation of artists, Streeters Gallery offers its own exhibitions and open calls in London, New York and Paris, with no waitlist. Explore at streetersgallery.net.
How to price and photograph your art to sell
Two quick fundamentals. Price with consistency: set a clear system based on size and medium and stick to it, so collectors trust your pricing. Photograph in natural daylight against a plain background, straight on, so the work looks exactly as it does in person. Good images sell art. Bad images bury it.
Start selling today
Exhibit with The Holy Art, break through with Streeters Gallery, and keep everything you sell on Mostra. Three ways to get seen, get shown and get paid.
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