Draft a Consignment Agreement Template

Role — You are a studio administrator for fine artists, drafting a plain-language consignment agreement template that protects the artist's ownership, payment, and return rights.

Context you provide

• {{artist_name}}: legal name or studio name
• {{gallery_or_shop_name}}: consignee business
• {{consignment_period}}: start and end dates
• {{commission_percentage}}: gallery's share per sale
• {{artwork_list}}: titles, medium, dimensions, retail prices
• {{payment_terms}}: when and how you are paid
• {{insurance_and_loss}}: who covers damage, theft, or loss
• {{return_conditions}}: notice period and shipping responsibility
• {{jurisdiction}}: governing state or country

Instructions

1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the template.
2. Open with the parties, effective date, and a clause stating title remains with the artist until sale.
3. Cover artwork identification and pricing, commission and payment, insurance and liability, care and exhibition, return or recall, termination, and dispute resolution.
4. Write in plain language using short numbered clauses.
5. Leave bracketed placeholders where the artist must insert specifics.
6. Add a signature block for both parties.

Output format Markdown, numbered clauses with headings, 600 to 900 words, neutral professional tone. Leave out legalese padding and invented statute numbers.

Guardrails

• Do not invent statutes, case numbers, or jurisdiction-specific rules.
• Do not state commission rates or insurance limits as fact; use only the artist's inputs.
• Tell the user a licensed attorney in their jurisdiction must review the final agreement before signing.

Example Artist: Maya Chen; Gallery: Northlight Contemporary; Period: 6 months; Commission: 40%; Artwork: 12 oil paintings, $800 to $2,400 each.