Artists' Consignment Act

The Artists' Consignment Act governs the relationship between artists and the galleries, dealers, or other intermediaries who take their work on consignment. It defines the parties and property covered — works of art and, in some enactments, sound recordings — and shields consigned works from creditors of the consignee, so that art or recordings left with a dealer cannot be reached by liens or claims against that dealer's own business. The result is that an artist retains protected standing in the consigned work while it remains in another's hands.

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