Fine Art Consignment Services

If you’re interested in selling art on consignment, it’s worth knowing a little bit about the process. You hand over the artwork to a specialist art vendor who shows and sells it on your behalf, and they take a percentage of any sales. If the artwork doesn’t sell, they return it to you. Gallery owners typically only accept consignment works from established artists who have an existing client base of potential buyers and a track record of selling art. They don’t want to risk a major investment and wind up with a lot of unsold artwork that’s not selling.

Fine Art Consignment Services Explained

Fine art consignment services on consignment may take longer than liquidating at auction, but you’ll get more money for your work. If you’re considering an art consignment deal, make sure the gallery you choose has an established reputation for fair treatment of vendors and a transparent pricing structure. Also, it’s wise to perfect your consignment rights by filing UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) financing statements. This may not prevent a gallery from liquidating your artworks if it goes out of business, but it will give you a better chance of getting the proceeds back if something does go wrong.

Vanessa Villegas Art Advisory takes care of all the details when you consign with us, including framing and shipping. She works with you on pricing and offers one of the best consignment rates in the industry. She will also help you arrange any restoration and/or re-framing your artworks need before they’re ready to be sold.