Art Category
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by
Hélène
Art at Selency is divided into 7 categories. This guide lists our key selection rules so you don’t waste time creating ads for products we don’t accept. But beware, this list is not exhaustive, we have our little secrets!
Illustrations - Plaster busts and heads - Sketches - Contemporary paintings - Photography - Oil portraits - Ancient paintings
Ancient paintings
✅ We accept :
- Country paintings, figurative
- Paints with soft and light tones
❌ We do not accept :
- Paints with too dark of tones
- Paint with too bright of colors
- Pastels, watercolors
- Lithographs and engravings
Contemporary paintings
✅ We accept :
- Fresh figurative or abstract works
- Works in coloured, soft and clear tones
- Works by living artists
❌ We do not accept :
- Pop and street art works
- Works with too bright of colors
- Pastels and watercolors
Oil portraits
✅ We only accept portraits
❌ We do not accept :
- Nudes
- Watercolors
- Pastels, charcoal, engravings
Sketches
- Fashion sketches: only sketches from large fashion houses
- Sketches: we work directly with artists
Plaster busts and heads
- Only plaster, stone, and neutral busts and heads
- No painted sculptures
- No animal carvings, no bronze carvings
✅ We accept
❌ We do not accept :
Photography
Currently, we only work with one partner who guarantees us authentic black and white archival photos :
Illustrations
We work directly with young artists > Figurative, contemporary works
- Simple, colorful lines, light tones
- Living artists producing limited edition works
