Provenance
Provenance is an evidence-backed ownership history; gaps should be made explicit and assessed in context.
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Certificate of authenticity (COA)
Treat a COA as one part of the evidence, not as a magic guarantee.
Invoice vs COA vs Provenance
These records answer different questions. The invoice records the transaction; a certificate asserts object identity or authorship; provenance records the history of ownership or custody.
Estate Provenance
Estate provenance is ownership-history evidence connecting an artwork to a deceased owner’s estate or collection and its subsequent transfer.
Inheritance
Inheritance is the receipt of property after another person’s death through a will, trust, beneficiary arrangement, joint ownership, or governing law.
Bequest
A bequest is a transfer of property directed through a will to take effect after death. In collecting, it may direct one artwork, a group, or a collection to a person or institution.
How to Document Why You Bought an Artwork
Write a dated note in your own words: what held your attention, what you learned, what alternatives you considered, what uncertainties remained, and how the work relates to the collection you are building.