Connecticut § 42-116k Definitions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 42-116k — Definitions.

Connecticut § 42-116k

Title 42Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices

Ch. 737aArtist-Art Dealer Consignments

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-116k (2026).

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As used in this chapter:

(a)“Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.

(b)“Art dealer” means a person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation other than a public auctioneer who undertakes to sell a work of fine art.

(c)“Consignor” means an artist or any person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation who delivers a work of fine art to an art dealer for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.

(d)“Consignee” means an art dealer who receives and accepts a work of fine art from a consignor for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.

(e)“Fine art” means (1) a work of visu

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As used in this chapter: (a) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art. (b) “Art dealer” means a person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation other than a public auctioneer who undertakes to sell a work of fine art. (c) “Consignor” means an artist or any person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation who delivers a work of fine art to an art dealer for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation. (d) “Consignee” means an art dealer who receives and accepts a work of fine art from a consignor for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation. (e) “Fine art” means (1) a work of visual art such as a painting, sculpture, drawing, mosaic or photograph; (2) a work of calligraphy; (3) a work of graphic art such as etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen or other work of similar nature; (4) crafts such as crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass or similar materials; and (5) a work in mixed media such as a collage or any combination of the foregoing art media.

Legislative History

(P.A. 78-254, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 157, 189.) History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “art dealer” and “consignor” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.