{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5102","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-5102","heading":"Art dealer and artist; relationship.","body":"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:\n\n(1)\nThe art dealer shall be, with respect to that work of fine art, the agent of the artist;\n\n(2)\nA trust shall be created;\n\n(3)\nThe 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\n\n(4)\nThe 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.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 51. Works of Fine Art."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-5102","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"982431f354440646915284c7f533b2cdc47a0ca6718362362d350c2224548e1a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5101","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-5103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}