For galleries
Take the work on loan with a record you can hand back.
A loan should say who has the work, from which day, and for what. When it comes back, the return is on the same record.
The handover
Every change of hands is dated.
The gallery takes the work with proof of who had it before, and who has it now. The purpose and the return date sit on the record, not in a thread of messages.
- Who handed the work over, and who received it
- The day it left, and the day it is due back
- The purpose you and the artist agreed
The return
Overdue is evidence. It is not title.
An overdue return is a record that the return was not confirmed. It is not repossession, and it does not move title. Title stays with the sale contract and delivery of the object.
When the work comes back, the return is dated on the same line of custody. A later reader can see the whole loan without reconstructing it from email.
The certificate
The artist's signature is already on the work.
The certificate the artist signed is the one you hand over with the object. You do not write a second certificate to make the loan look official.
A collector can check the tag. You can point at the dated handover. Both read the same record.
You are not asked to invent a second paper certificate for the loan. The one the artist signed travels with the work.
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