Selling art

theleg · 27 Oct 2016 at 10:34

Ok, bit of an unusual one here. Mate of mine is a new artist and has got a buyer for a piece of his art. Buyer wants a UK art sales agreement but my friend hasn't a clue where to start.

Does anyone in here have any knowledge/experience of this? Google is failing me.

NoobCannon · 27 Oct 2016 at 10:36

http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw-article/gallery-agreements/

Very first result

Sliver · 27 Oct 2016 at 10:37

Can you show us the art item in question? I'm interested in seeing what it is.

theleg · 27 Oct 2016 at 10:46

NoobCannon said:
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw-article/gallery-agreements/

Very first result

Unfortunately that is for gallery exhibitions etc. That site seems to have a lot of info but much of it in blog form and I couldnt find what I needed.

theleg · 27 Oct 2016 at 10:46

Sliver said:
Can you show us the art item in question? I'm interested in seeing what it is.

I dont have photos, but ill ask him. Art isnt really my thing to be honest

gord · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:24

theleg said:
Unfortunately that is for gallery exhibitions etc. That site seems to have a lot of info but much of it in blog form and I couldnt find what I needed.

To be fair it's a more useful response than most in GD. A bit more reading and clicking on that site and you'll find this: http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw-article/selling-is-easy-4/

I think that contains what you're after.

theleg · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:35

gord said:
To be fair it's a more useful response than most in GD. A bit more reading and clicking on that site and you'll find this: http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw-article/selling-is-easy-4/

I think that contains what you're after.

Agreed.

I did see that article but its copyrighted 1977 and having looked into it, those articles are from a column that ran from 1976 onward. There are a lot more laws regarding the sale of goods in general these days.

Its a very niche question and i would be surprised if there are many active artists with experience in selling on the forum, but its always worth a try.

The IPB · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:38

I work in at a creative arts university, I'll see if I can find the head of fine arts they probably will be able to help out with some info.

theleg · 27 Oct 2016 at 11:55

The IPB said:
I work in at a creative arts university, I'll see if I can find the head of fine arts they probably will be able to help out with some info.

Thank you, that would be great.

gord · 27 Oct 2016 at 12:04

While it's in dollars there does appear to be a multitude of contract templates available to your friend to use (link below as an example). He just needs to use some common sense in picking one that he agrees to. While the previous article is copyright 1977 people have been selling art for hundreds of years and it does highlight some of the key pitfalls in doing so. For example, does your friend mind being liable for deterioration? I imagine not.

http://www.law466.com/Forms/Art_Buyer_Sales.pdf