D.C. Code § 28-5102

Art dealer and artist; relationship.

Last amended: 2011Year: 2026Length: 137 wordsOfficial source
If an art dealer accepts a work of fine art, on a fee, commission, or other compensation basis, on consignment from the artist who created the work of fine art: (1) The art dealer shall be, with respect to that work of fine art, the agent of the artist; (2) A trust shall be created; (3) The work of fine art shall be trust property and the art dealer shall be a trustee for the benefit of the artist until the work of fine art shall be sold to a bona fide third party; and (4) The proceeds of the sale of the work of fine art shall be trust property and the art dealer shall be a trustee for the benefit of the artist until the amount due to the artist from the sale is paid.
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