Artclear Certificates of Authenticity (ACoA)
Permanent digital proof that an individual physical work of art, whether it is an original work or one of an edition, is genuine
- Immutably linked to the artwork via an Artclear Fingerprint
- Digitally signed by the artist via a secure process
- Secured on the blockchain
- Prevent forgery of artworks
- Secure proof of authenticity for physical artworks, whenever needed
- Access to the Artclear platform for gallery staff, artists and collectors
Artists: Protect the integrity of your works against forgery once they are out in the world
Galleries: Secure the value of your artists' work by protecting them from forgeries and enhance your service to collectors by providing indelible proof of authenticity of works you sell. Permanently brand certificates issued for primary market works at first sale.
Collectors: Enhance the value of works in your collection by eliminating any question of their authenticity, have assurance when they are out of your possession and improve their marketability if you decide to sell in the future
Artclear Certificates of Title (ACoT)
Contractual proof of the authenticity and ownership of a work of art in digital form, originating from the artwork’s creator or a credited authenticator
ACoTs provide powerful tools for artists to manage their rights and for collectors to protect the value of their investments
- Immutably linked to the artwork via an Artclear Fingerprint
- An indelible ACoA for the artwork
- Indisputable and transferable proof of title for owners of the artwork
- Ability for artists to set and manage conditions on future title transfers, including resale timelocks, ARR and royalty collection
- Secured on the blockchain
- Prevent forgery of artworks
- Secure proof of authenticity for physical artworks, whenever needed
- Access to the Artclear platform for gallery staff, artists and collectors
- Editorial control of Official History of the artwork and access to Artclear collection management tools within the platform for ACoT holders (collectors)
Artists: Increase visibility over future transactions in your work and improve the efficiency of ARR (Artists’ Resale Rights) and royalty collection
Galleries: Permanently brand certificates issued for primary market works at first sale. New tools and intelligence to help manage secondary market activity
Collectors: Protect the value of your collection with indelible proof of ownership linked to authenticity
Artclear Platform
Securely manage core functions of the Artclear service from one app
- Simple, intuitive user experience
- Sophisticated collection and inventory management system, available to all users of Artclear's service
- Book scans, issue certificates and record inventory
- White labelling capabilities
- Access the secure cloud-based platform from anywhere via web browser
Data Privacy / Security
- As experts in building registries for high value transactions, we understand the importance of data control, protection and confidentiality. The Artclear platform is highly secure and designed to put control of your data in your hands through the use of advanced encryption and blockchain technology.
- All data fully protected within your secure portal
- Use of blockchain makes this important data immutable
- Artclear Certificates put control of data in the hands of their owners
- Choose what data you share and with whom – within your organisation and with your business partners and counterparties
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By bringing together advanced data management tools, our unique fingerprint mechanism and specialist scanning device, we are building a robust infrastructure to manage key data about works of art
The Artclear fingerprint
Our unique solution to indelibly link physical works of art to digital records
An Artclear fingerprint is a unique digital code derived from the physical properties of the individual artwork to which it relates
The fingerprint forms the core of the blockchain secured Artclear token, which is embedded in our certificates and make the digital records immutable. Fingerprints are the basis for re-authenticating the work whenever required
Generating a fingerprint
Fingerprints are generated using forensic imaging technology from HP Inc, for which Artclear is the sole licensee. They are based on microscopic images of the artwork captured with a specially designed scanning device
Identification of artworks that have a fingerprint is forensically reliable, with less than a one in a billion chance of a false result, including for prints, editions and copies
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Booked on the Artclear platform, the scan can be carried out in-situ in a few minutes and leaves the artwork untouched
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Scan images are processed to create a fingerprint in a matter of minutes, using the patented technology from HP Inc
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The artist signs the fingerprint cryptographically to verify that the artwork is genuine and to produce an Artclear certificate
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Once a fingerprint has been created, you can check that a picture is the one certified by the artist simply by scanning the work again
“As the sole worldwide licensee of HP’s patented forensic imaging technology, Artclear will transform the global fine art market”
Dan Croft, Global Head of IP Sales and Licensing, HP Inc
Interested in Artclear's services?
Get in touch to request a demo or find out more about how Artclear can work for you