I went to get my paintings at Bar room Bar, a pub where I had been exhibiting for the last couple of months. The supervisor was in, he appologised for the fact that a couple of paintings were damaged. When I saw them it looked like someone had been punching on them, I was annoyed but it's expected at that sort of place plus I should have insured them so I take some blame for the loss.
There was one painting missing, he told me couldn't find it anywhere and if I could come back another time, so I asked him to call the manager for some help because I paid for a cab to pick them all up then.
He called the manager who instructed him to look everywhere so I waited for about 15 minutes while he did so, came back to me empty handed at which point I sternly asked him to put it in writting and sign because that painting is £150 and I can't afford to mess about. He came back within less than a minute with the painting... What's your veredict?
2007-02-04 05:21:35 · 6 answers · asked by Liz S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Evidently, the supervisor thought he could misappropriate one of your paintings and get away with it.
I wonder if you are charged a fee/percentage of sale for the exhibition of your paintings. If so, you might want to negotiate as follows....
- When handing over your work, have an inventory prepared with details, and "retail"/asking price. Have the manager sign this.
- Let the manager know that your work is insured. However, given the effort that goes into your paintings, you'd like him/her to accept part of the responsibility in case of loss or damage. In this eventuality, the establishment should reimburse you a certain amount. You'd determine this as a percentage of the asking price of the work. It should be enough to ensure that care is taken in the safekeeping of your work, but not so much that it discourages someone from wanting to exhibit your paintings.
Of course, if the establishment is not charging you anything (in effect, doing you a favor), then the onus is on you. Make sure you're insured for the full value. It might be possible to deter future mischief by mentioning that "In case of damage or loss, I'm insured, but I'd have to make a police report to recoup my losses -- a hassle, I know, but that's the insurance company's stipulation, not mine."
2007-02-04 07:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Yaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you did the right thing about asking to call the manager. But i think you should have talked to the manager yourself. Whose to say what the supervisor said to the manager and what the manager said to the supervisor? You only know what the supervisor said if you were in the room with him when he called the manager.
Just next time, don't put your art in a place where it will be destroyed or stolen...and make sure its insured if something does happen like it did here.
2007-02-04 13:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he thought he was going to have your painting. Next time you leave them anywhere, I'd have everything in writing and make sure they are insured. I'm glad he gave you the painting he was trying to steal from you.
2007-02-04 14:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My verdict is that was a bad place to do business, chalk it up to a learning experience and never do business with them again...Oh yes and be sure and spread the word about that place too.
2007-02-04 13:49:23 · answer #4 · answered by Thankyou4givengmeaheadache 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
he is a liar and a cheat. hope you learned your lesson . don't put your work on display where it wont be appreciated.
2007-02-04 13:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by jacqueline j 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm, may i see that painting please?
2007-02-04 14:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by Manian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋