Iowa § 556D.1 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 556D.1 — Definitions

Iowa § 556D.1

Title XIVPROPERTY

Ch. 556DCONSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND ART DEALERS

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Iowa Code § 556D.1 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

1.“Art dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling works of fine art, in a shop or gallery devoted in the majority to works of fine art, other than a person engaged in the business of selling goods of general merchandise or at a public auction.

2.“Artist” means the person who creates a work of fine art or, if such person is deceased, the person’s personal representative.

3.“Consignment” means a delivery of a work of fine art under which no title to, estate in, orrighttopossessionsuperiortothatoftheconsignorvestsintheconsignee,notwithstanding the consignee’s power or authority to transfer and convey to a third person all of the right, title, and interest of the consignor in and to the fine art.

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. “Art dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling works of fine art, in a
shop or gallery devoted in the majority to works of fine art, other than a person engaged in
the business of selling goods of general merchandise or at a public auction.
2. “Artist” means the person who creates a work of fine art or, if such person is deceased,
the person’s personal representative.
3. “Consignment” means a delivery of a work of fine art under which no title to, estate in,
orrighttopossessionsuperiortothatoftheconsignorvestsintheconsignee,notwithstanding
the consignee’s power or authority to transfer and convey to a third person all of the right,
title, and interest of the consignor in and to the fine art.
4. “Fine art” means a painting, sculpture, drawing, mosaic, photograph, work of graphic
art, including an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or work of graphic art of like
nature, a work of calligraphy, or a work in mixed media including a collage, assemblage, or
any combination of these art media which is one of a kind or is available in a limited issue or
series. “Fine art” also means crafts which include work in clay, textiles, fiber, wood, metal,
plastic, glass, or similar materials which is one of a kind or is available in a limited issue or
series.
5. “Stated value” means the amount agreed to be paid to the consignor.