According to an annual study focusing on the purchase behavior of art buyers worldwide, paintings were the most common fine art medium bought online as of January 2022. Overall, 81 percent of surveyed buyers stated to have purchased paintings online as of that month. Meanwhile, 41 percent of the survey sample claimed to have acquired new media art via online channels as of January 2022, while only 17 percent did the same in 2020.
Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium
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Hiscox. (April 25, 2022). Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/
Hiscox. "Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium." Chart. April 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/
Hiscox. (2022). Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/
Hiscox. "Share of Art Buyers Purchasing Fine Art Online from 2014 to 2022, by Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/
Hiscox, Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Share of art buyers purchasing fine art online from 2014 to 2022, by medium [Graph], Hiscox, April 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/321140/types-of-art-bought-online-by-international-buyers/