Sales Price. Sales price will include the price of the work of art plus any applicable sales tax.
Shipping: If artwork has to be shipped, the cost of shipping and insurance would be added to the sales price. The artwork will be delivered/shipped upon receipt of full payment of the sales price plus shipping and insurance costs.
Copyright and Right to Credit. The artist reserves all rights of reproduction and all copyright on the work of art. A work of art may not be photographed, sketched, painted, or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written consent of the artist.
Non-destruction/Alteration. The purchaser agrees that he/she will not intentionally destroy, alter, damage, modify, or otherwise change the work of art in any way whatsoever, without the artist’s written permission.
Repairs/Maintenance. The purchaser shall be responsible for the proper cleaning, maintenance, and protection of the work of art in his/her possession, if on loan or otherwise exhibited, notwithstanding anything contrary in the sales agreement. All repairs and restorations made during the artist’s lifetime shall have the artist’s written permission. The artist shall be consulted as to his/her recommendations with regard to all such repairs and restoration, and will be given the opportunity to accomplish such repairs as he/she deems necessary. In that event the work of art will no longer be represented as the work of the artist without his/her written permission.
Right to possession. The artist and the purchaser agree that the artist shall have the right to show the work of art for up to sixty (60) days once every five (5) years at no expense to the purchaser, upon written notice not later than ninety (90) days before opening of show and upon satisfactory proof of insurance. All costs incurred from door-to-door will be the responsibility of the artist.
Heirs and assigns. The sales agreement shall be binding upon the parties to the agreement, their heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives, and references to the artist and the purchaser shall include their heirs, successors, assigns, and personal representatives.
Notices and changes of address. All notices shall be sent to the addresses noted on the sales agreement. Each party to the agreement shall give written notification within sixty (60) days of any changes of address.
No assignment or transfer. Neither party to the sales agreement shall have the right to assign or transfer the agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.