Montana § 22-2-502 - Artist-Art Dealer Relationship
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 22-2-502 — Artist-Art Dealer Relationship, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-2-502. Artist-Art Dealer Relationship
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.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 22-2-502 cover?
Section 22-2-502 ("Artist-Art Dealer Relationship") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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