Purchase Policy
Purchase Policy
All acquisitions of original works by Sven Ciupka are conducted through direct inquiry and are subject to the following terms.
Reservation & Payment Terms
For select original works and Personalized Projects, the following terms apply:
Reservation Deposit: To place a work on hold, the collector is required to submit a non refundable reservation deposit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total agreed purchase price, unless otherwise confirmed in writing by the artist. The reservation is confirmed only once cleared funds have been received. Upon confirmation, the work will be formally withdrawn from availability and reserved exclusively for the collector.
Completion of Payment: The remaining fifty percent (50%) balance must be received via bank wire transfer or other method approved in writing by the artist within forty eight (48) hours of deposit confirmation, unless a different schedule has been expressly agreed in writing. Shipment, delivery, or project initiation will not proceed until full cleared payment has been received.
Failure to Complete Payment: If the remaining balance is not received within the specified timeframe, Sven Ciupka reserves the right, at his sole discretion, to cancel the reservation without further notice. In such event, the reservation deposit will be retained as compensation for administrative costs, scheduling impact, and loss of market opportunity, and the work may be offered to other interested collectors.
Verification: For certain acquisitions, particularly higher value transactions or Personalized Projects, the collector may be required to provide government issued identification or other standard verification documentation prior to final confirmation of the sale, in accordance with international art market compliance practices.
Personalized Projects
For Personalized Projects, all project specific terms, including payment milestones, production timelines, travel considerations, and delivery expectations, will be defined individually with the collector and confirmed in a separate written agreement prior to the commencement of the project.
No Personalized Project will begin until the agreed initial payment has been received and cleared.
Contract of Sale
Select acquisitions may require the execution of a separate written agreement between the artist and the collector.
Legal ownership of the physical work transfers only upon receipt of full cleared payment. Until such time, all rights, title, and interest in the work remain with the artist.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights in and to the work, including but not limited to copyright, moral rights, reproduction rights, licensing rights, and derivative rights, remain exclusively with Sven Ciupka.
The acquisition of a work conveys ownership of the physical object only. The collector may not reproduce, publish, distribute, license, commercially photograph, or create derivative works based on the artwork without the artist’s prior written consent.
Risk of Loss
Risk of loss or damage transfers to the collector once the work has been released to the designated shipping carrier.
The collector is responsible for maintaining any desired insurance coverage following dispatch.
Resale & Transfer
To preserve accurate provenance records, collectors are requested to notify the artist prior to any resale, transfer, consignment, auction placement, or long term loan of the work.
In the event of an approved transfer, the certificate of authenticity and all accompanying documentation must remain with the work.
Certificate of Authenticity
Each work may be accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity issued by the artist. This certificate forms part of the provenance of the work and should be retained and transferred with the work in any future approved sale or transfer.
Care & Preservation
The collector agrees to handle, display, and preserve the work in accordance with professional conservation standards appropriate for museum grade fine art photography.
Enforcement
Any material breach of these terms constitutes a violation of the conditions of acquisition. Sven Ciupka reserves all rights and remedies available under applicable law and equity.
