Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 22. LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES

CHAPTER 2. ARTS

Part 5. Sale of Fine Art by Art Dealer

Artist-Art Dealer Relationship

22-2-502. Artist-art dealer relationship. Notwithstanding any custom, practice, or usage of the trade to the contrary, whenever an artist delivers or causes to be delivered a work of fine art of the artist's own creation to an art dealer in this state for the purpose of exhibition and sale on a commission, fee, or other basis of compensation, the delivery to and acceptance of such work of fine art by the dealer constitutes a consignment, unless the delivery to the art dealer is pursuant to an outright sale for which the artist receives upon delivery or has received prior to delivery full compensation for the work of fine art.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 534, L. 1985.