SECURE OWNERSHIP TRANSFER

Transfer Artwork Ownership

Transfer an artwork to its new owner while preserving its identity and provenance history.

ART VAULT

Transfer Artwork Ownership

Securely transfer the registered ownership of an artwork through Art Vault.

01
Artwork & current ownerConfirm the registered artwork and the email authorised to initiate the transfer.
02
Proposed new ownerEnter the person who will receive the secure acceptance request.
Secure by design

The current owner's registered email is used to verify authority. The new owner must separately accept the transfer before ownership changes. Email addresses are never displayed on the public artwork record.

ART VAULTHow ownership transfer works
01Request

Submit the artwork and proposed new owner.

02Authorise

The current owner confirms by secure email.

03Accept

The proposed owner accepts the transfer.

04Recorded

The new ownership is added to the permanent provenance history.