The contracts toolkit

• The contract checklists
• Gallery, Dealer, Agent checklist
• Licensing reproductions checklist
• Commissions checklist
• 1 Using the Commissions checklist
• 2 The parties
• 3 The commission
• 4 Preliminary designs
• 5 Acceptance and completion of work
• 6 Delivery of the work
• 7 Installation of the work
• 8 Fees
• 9 Ownership
• 10 Insurance
• 11 Warranties and repairs
• 12 Maintenance
• 13 Relocation and deterioration
• 14 Copyright and reproduction rights
• 15 Credits and moral rights
• 16 Changing the agreement
• 17 Governing law
• 18 Disputes
• 19 Termination
• 20 Signatures
• 21 The lot

Commissions checklist

5 Acceptance and completion of work

• Can the commissioner view the work at any time during its fabrication?
What is the deadline for the completion of the work?
• Who will determine when the work is complete? Note: It is usually the artist who will decide when the work is complete and the agreement should ensure that the commissioner cannot reject the final work if it accords substantially with the agreed designs. If the commissioner does not like the final work they are at liberty to terminate the agreement, but would then have to pay the artist for work done.
• How will formal acceptance of the work be demonstrated?