RSAS / Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Interest
RSAS provides research, and also buys, sells and rents art. These activities can conflict, and we manage that openly.
Disclosure
All research states clearly whether RSAS owns, is offering or is renting out the work concerned, or has any other financial interest in it or in the artist.
Capacity
Before any transaction, we confirm in writing whether we are acting as your agent, selling or renting a work we own, or acting for a third party, and how we will be paid.
Both sides of a sale
If we are asked to act for both buyer and seller, we tell both parties before proceeding and agree in writing how the conflict will be managed. If it cannot be managed fairly, we act for one side only.
Separation of research
Research findings and artist selection decisions are made by the research team, not by advisers with a sale in view, and are never altered to support a sale.
No payment for selection
We accept no payment from artists or galleries to be researched, selected or listed.
No obligation
Research commissioned on its own carries no obligation to buy from RSAS, and we research works offered by other sellers on the same basis as our own.