Final Portrait Commission
Contract
This is the final contract between the "client"
____________________ located at:
Street: __________________________ City:
_____________________
State: _______________ Zip: ____________ Phone:
_______________
and Peggy Flanders the "Artist". This final contract
replaces and supersedes the preliminary contract number
________________ with a contract date of ____________________
between the client and the artist.
Client wishes to commission the artist to create an
artistic portrait of
_____________________________ the
"subject". Model release form has been signed by the subject.
By entering this contract the client acknowledges that they have
reviewed other portraits of the artist and is familiar with the
artist style and wishes to have a fine art portrait of the subject
completed by the artist in oils or pastels. Examples of the artist
work can be seen on the Internet at peggyflanders.com.
Client:
___________________________________________________
Subject:
__________________________________________________
Medium: Oil ____ Pastel ____
Brief Description: Head ___, Bust ____, Three Quarter
____, Full ____
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Back
Ground: Minimal ____, Detail ____, if detail explain:
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Additional Subjects define:
____________________________________
_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Price
of commission portrait $___________________ plus travel and shipping
if required. Price does not include framing.
Client has made a non-refundable deposit of
$100. Photo session for the portrait is to be conducted
on ____________________. At the conclusion of the photo
session an additional payment of $__________ plus travel expenses is
due.
After the artist has reviewed the photos and after
discussion with the client a final pose and general design of
portrait are agreed to and the preliminary sketch is started. After
the preliminary sketch is completed the client reviews it. After the
drawing has been approved the second payment of $_________ is
due and the final painting will be started. All sketches and
preliminary drawings and paintings remain the property of the
artist.
The final painting is usually completed within three
months after it is started. Upon completion it is reviewed by the
client and delivered to them upon approval. Final payment of $
____________ and any travel or shipping costs are due at this
time.
Fees are only for the original artwork and do not
include copyrights or reproduction rights, which remain with the
artist.
Pastels
Original Pastels Created by Peggy Flanders are
NOT to have fixative or sealers applied for they will
modify and distort the work in a manner that would prejudice the
Artist reputation and is protected by copyright laws. Works should
be framed in a manner to prevent the pastel from contacting the
protective glass (i.e. using mats or spacers). If not framed in this
manner the work will ultimately be mutilated or modified.
Copyright Issues
Clarification of Artist rights as protected by the
Federal Copyright Act of 1976 and the Federal Visual Rights Act of
1991.
Purchase of a copyrighted artwork does not transfer
the copyrights. The copyright to reproduce the works in copies, to
produce derivative work based on the copyrighted image, and
distribute copies is retained by the Artist. Any transfer of this
copyright must be in writing expressly identifying what rights are
being sold and for what purpose.
Works of art cannot be modified without the
permission of the artist. Works cannot be distributed, mutilated or
modified in any way that would prejudice the reputation of the
Artist.
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