Selling for working artists
Sell art online from your own portfolio
Turn selected artwork records into clear buying paths. Show a price or price on request, receive a message, send buyers to your gallery, or link a checkout you control. Your archive stays private until you choose what to publish.
Make one artwork available
Start with a free enquiry or purchase request. Add seller details, choose one available artwork, then publish it in a portfolio or viewing room.
Free supports enquiries, purchase requests, public prices, and gallery links. External checkout and Available Works require Starter or Studio subscriptions.
One artwork record, from first look to final sale
Selling is easier when the public listing and the private record do not drift apart. In Artwork Codex, the title, images, dimensions, price, availability, buyer conversation, contact, and final sale can stay connected to the same artwork.
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Choose the work
Mark an individual artwork available and choose its buying option.
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Publish deliberately
Show it in your portfolio, Available Works, a viewing room, or a permitted standalone page.
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Speak to the buyer
Receive an enquiry or purchase request, or send the visitor to a gallery or checkout you control.
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Keep the record
Create or link a contact, record the sale, and keep the artwork status accurate.
Give each artwork the right next step
A £90 print and a large original painting do not need the same sales process. Choose the path that suits the work and the buyer.
Enquiry
Invite a question about the work without asking the buyer to commit.
Purchase request
Let the buyer ask to buy while you confirm availability, delivery, and payment details.
External checkout
With a Starter or Studio subscription, link a secure checkout page that belongs to you and that you operate outside Artwork Codex.
Gallery
Name the gallery selling the work and send the visitor to its page.
Clear fees and responsibilities
Artwork Codex takes no commission on artwork sales.
Artwork Codex does not process the artwork payment or take a percentage of the sale.
The seller remains responsible for payment, tax, delivery, cancellations, returns, refunds, and disputes. Artwork Codex provides the presentation and record-keeping tools. It is not the seller, payment processor, delivery service, or marketplace operator for the artwork transaction.
What buyers see, and what stays private
Buyers can see
- The artwork details and images you chose to publish
- Availability, public price, and delivery choice when enabled
- The named artist or gallery responsible for the sale
- The enquiry, purchase request, gallery, or checkout action you selected
- Seller, delivery, returns, and terms information required for that path
Buyers cannot see
- Your private inventory or artworks you did not publish
- Your enquiry notification email address
- Private contacts, sales records, notes, or internal prices
- Private viewing-room content without the required password
- Moderation, rate-limit, or account administration details
Publish where the conversation is happening
Buying options can appear on selected works in your public portfolio, a portfolio collection, an active viewing room, or a standalone artwork page that is already permitted by one of those public sources. Starter and Studio can also add an Available Works view made only from available artworks already selected for the portfolio.
Search discovery is a separate portfolio choice. Allow search engines when you want Google and other services to include the portfolio and its permitted artwork pages. Turn it off when you prefer exact-link sharing. Viewing rooms, embedded galleries, and seller information pages are not intended for search indexing.
A calmer buying experience for ordinary art buyers
People buying their first original artwork often need simple answers: is it available, what does it cost, how large is it, who is selling it, and what happens about delivery? Artwork Codex puts those answers beside the work without turning an artist portfolio into a crowded online shop.
An enquiry or purchase request lets a buyer ask before paying. An external checkout lets a seller use a provider they already trust. A gallery link makes the gallery relationship clear. In every case, the person or gallery selling the work remains responsible for the transaction.
After an enquiry arrives
The private Selling inbox keeps the buyer name, email, message, and delivery quote location with the artwork enquiry. You can mark the message read, reply through your email app, close it, or create or link a contact. When the buyer commits, open the artwork and record the sale explicitly. A buyer message never changes availability or records a sale by itself.
For setup instructions, plan rules, privacy details, and fixes for common problems, read the selling and buying options guide.
Questions artists ask before switching it on
Does Artwork Codex take commission on artwork sales?
No. Artwork Codex takes no commission on artwork sales. It does not process the artwork payment or take a percentage of the sale.
Can buyers pay through Artwork Codex?
No. A seller can receive an enquiry or purchase request, direct the buyer to a gallery, or add an external checkout link with a Starter or Studio subscription. Any payment happens outside Artwork Codex.
Which plans include selling features?
Free supports public availability, prices, price on request, enquiries, purchase requests, and gallery links. Starter and Studio also support seller-owned external checkout links and an Available Works page.
Does Artwork Codex find buyers for me?
Artwork Codex is not an artwork marketplace. It helps you present selected work to people you already reach and can let search engines discover a published portfolio when you choose to allow that.