§ 28-5102 — Art dealer and artist; relationship.

District of Columbia § 28-5102

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 28: Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
• Ch. 51: Works of Fine Art.

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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.

Legislative History

Mar. 12, 2011, D.C. Law 18-310, § 3, 57 DCR 12392