TITLE XXXI
TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 352
AUTHORS' AND ARTISTS' PRODUCTIONS

Consignment of Works of Art

Section 352:3

    352:3 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Art dealer" means a person, including an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, engaged in the business of selling works of art, other than a person exclusively engaged in the business of selling goods at a public auction.
II. "Artist" means the creator of a work of art, or, if the artist is deceased, the artist's personal representative, heirs or legatees.
III. "On consignment" means delivered to an art dealer for the purpose of sale or exhibition, or both, to the public by the art dealer other than at a public auction.
IV. "Work of art" means an original artwork that is any of the following:
(a) A visual rendition including, but not limited to, a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph.
(b) A work of calligraphy.
(c) A work of graphic art, including, but not limited to, an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or other work of similar materials.
(d) A craft work in materials, including, but not limited to, clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass, or similar materials.
(e) A work in mixed media, including, but not limited to, a collage or a work consisting of any combination of the items listed in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this paragraph.

Source. 1988, 117:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.