When artists sell their work, they must provide a Certificate of Authenticityin order to be more professional and give all the guarantees to the buyer. A Certificate of Authenticity is essential for the attribution of a work.
Without a Certificate of Authenticity, it's impossible to determine the artwork's origin or to attribute it to an artist. The only value it has will depend on its size, the technique, the materials, and the subject represented.
A Certificate of Authenticity is the key to the successful sale of your works. You must provide a Certificate of Authenticity to the buyer (even if he or she does not ask for one) along with the invoice.
Without a Certificate of Authenticity, most doors will remain closed; no estimate, no transaction. A Certificate of Authenticity is mandatory to establish that a work of art is authentic and has been created by the Artist.
No mention in a raisonné catalog about the financial value of the artwork. Without a Certificate of Authenticity, it's impossible to evaluate the artwork, its only value depends on its size, its technique, the materials used and the subject represented.
How to verify the existence of a certificate
or a work on the blockchain?
Using the following explorers:
https://polygonscan.com
https://www.bscscan.com
https://etherscan.io
Enter the hash of the certificate, then validate.
How to check the hash of the photo
recorded in the certificate?
Using the service: http://onlinemd5.com/
You must upload the photo that is in your possession, indicate the encryption mode, generally MD5, the result must be identical to the hash that is recorded with the certificate in order to certify that it is indeed the photo recorded with the certificate.
Who can write a certificate of authenticity?
As the profession of art expert is not regulated, all artists and professionals can write a certificate of authenticity.
ARTcertificate considers that the author of the work is the person most competent to establish a certificate of authenticity especially during the first authenticity'>sale, the gallery owner or a professional can also contribute to this operation. It is nevertheless necessary to respect certain criteria when editing a certificate in order to give it an optimal authentication authenticity'>value.
A certificate of authenticity is a legal document that proves the origin of a work of art, guarantee that the indicated print is never exceeded and that the realization is of very high quality approved by a recognized gallery. The certificate of authenticity is always signed by the artist during his lifetime, or by the representative of the artist.
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