Samsung Art Store Adds 33 LeRoy Neiman Works in Licensing Deal with Artists Rights Society
The Samsung Art Store has teamed up with the Artists Rights Society (ARS) to showcase the creations of over 120,000 artists from the U.S. on Samsung TVs. The collaboration kicks off with 33 pieces by renowned expressionist painter LeRoy Neiman. For a monthly fee of $4.99, plus taxes, subscribers can license these artworks. Additional artists represented by ARS will be included shortly. Tara Zabor from the Neiman Foundation expressed enthusiasm about this collaboration, which offers artists new income opportunities in a shifting art publishing landscape. For nearly 40 years, ARS has overseen reproduction rights, boasting a catalog of approximately 5,000 works from 800 artists, ensuring compensation for rights holders.
Key facts
- The Artists Rights Society (ARS) has partnered with Samsung Art Store to bring works by its represented artists to Samsung televisions.
- The initiative begins with 33 works by LeRoy Neiman, known for expressionist paintings of sports, leisure, and American culture.
- Samsung Art Store subscribers can license the works for $4.99 per month, plus taxes and fees.
- The agreement also plans to add other ARS-represented artists in the coming months.
- Tara Zabor, executive director of the Neiman Foundation, expressed happiness about the partnership in an interview with ARTnews.
- Katarina Feder, ARS vice president and business development director, stated that the partnership responds to changes in how audiences find and consume art images.
- The 33 Neiman works join a catalog of about 5,000 works by approximately 800 artists, including pieces from the Musée d’Orsay, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Andrea Fisher-Scherer, ARS managing director of product licensing, said rights holders are compensated for the use of their works on the Art Store.
Entities
Artists
- LeRoy Neiman
- Tara Zabor
- Katarina Feder
- Andrea Fisher-Scherer
Institutions
- Artists Rights Society
- Samsung Art Store
- Samsung
- Neiman Foundation
- ARTnews
- Musée d’Orsay
- Museum of Modern Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dasartes
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
Sources
- Dasartes —