How it works — Collecting original art

The process

Six steps, one digital experience.

Discover

Find your next work.

Explore original artworks, active collections, new releases and current or upcoming auctions.

From the Home page, Catalog, Collections and Auction Events.

Go to catalog

Explore the artwork

Know every detail.

Open each artwork to review images, dimensions, technique, availability, videos and its Provenance & Evolution record.

You will also see public interest signals such as views, favorites and boosts.

Choose how to acquire

Buy, make an offer or bid.

Acquire available works directly, send a private offer when enabled, or participate in a JBU online auction.

A · Buy directly

Available artworks may be purchased directly through a secure Stripe payment flow.

B · Make an offer

If offers are enabled for an artwork, you may propose a price directly. Offers are separate from auction bidding.

C · Bid at auction

Explore an Auction Event, choose the Lots that interest you and bid on each work independently.

Boosts · Collectors can also boost works they want to help surface within JBU.

Complete & track your acquisition

Your experience continues after payment.

After a successful payment, JBU confirms your acquisition, creates an order number and lets you follow the order and delivery from your collector space.

Payment confirmation by email
Order number and status
Shipment tracking

Order #········

Payment confirmed

Payment confirmed
In preparation
Shipped
Delivered

Order number, status and delivery in your account.

View order

Illustrative order view

Follow your activity

Everything you do in JBU, in one place.

Your space brings together watched auctions, active bids and wins, your offers, orders, favorites and boosts.

Go to my space

My space

AuctionsWatching · Bidding · Won
OffersSent and replies
OrdersPayment, preparation and shipping
FavoritesSaved works
BoostsWorks you boosted

Go to my space

Illustrative view of your space

Build your collection

Your artworks and records stay connected to your account.

From your collection you can access acquired artworks, certificates and collector information.

Digital certificate with PDF download
Purchases, auction wins and offers
Collector level

View my collection

Discover, explore, acquire and manage original art.