Certificate of Authenticity

A legitimate COA (Certificate of Authenticity) must contain specific details about the art such as when and how it was produced, the names of people or companies involved in it's production, the art's exact title, dimensions, and the names of reference books or similar resources that contain either specific or related information about either that work of art or the artist. It should also state the qualifications AND FULL CONTACT INFORMATION of the individual or entity that authored the certificate, and include his or her complete and current contact information.

Sample:
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Proforma: (free to copy and paste)

Artist's Name
________________________________________________________________________
Postal . Address . telephone . email . web


Certificate of Authenticity


This certifies that this painting is an original painting created by ___________and has been named by him/her, given an inventory number, and signed by the artist using her/his official signature.

Name of artist
If the CoA comes from someone other than the artist, who and what is the relationship.
Title:
Inventory number: ________________
Exact dimensions: _________________________________________
Year created: _________________________________________
Medium: _________________________________________
Description of Art Work: _________________________________________

Reference Books that list the art (specifically for famous artists)
All limited edition prints by Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Miro, and many other well-known master artists are documented in books called catalogues raisonne. If a catalogue raisonne exists then it should be noted on the certificate of authenticity.

To care for this painting never display in strong ultraviolet radiation, such as direct sunlight and never without proper support or framing or try to clean with any household solvent. The work has been sprayed with an acrylic coating to protect it from environmental pollutants and offer some UV filtering.


Image of Art Work here


Title of Work © Year Artist. All Rights Reserved

All information and statements contained herein are true and correct:

Artist's signature _________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________________