A Beginner’s Guide to Consigning Your Art for Sale

5 September 2023
To “consign” a painting, according to Merriam-Webster, is to send or address it to an agent to be cared for or sold. In the art world, the term is used when collectors, artists, and galleries entrust other galleries or auction houses with artworks, hoping to make a sale.

Simple in definition, more complex in actuality. Anyone interested in consigning must make key decisions: Do you want to consign to an auction house or to a gallery? Under what terms should you consign the work? What kind of paperwork and agreements are necessary?

This article is a translation of A Beginner’s Guide to Consigning Your Art for Sale by Alina Cohen, published online on Artsy's web site, 2020.

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Sevana Boghossian
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