CZECH REPUBLIC Trends and Developments Contributed by: Daniela Kozáková and Pavel Široký, ŠIROKÝ ZRZAVECKÝ, attorneys-at-law
celled the insurance requirement for physical persons, in an effort to avoid a lack of experts in the future (in the field of expert opinion on art, most experts are providing opinions as individuals, not within expert companies). This is clearly a transformation that will take some more time. Need for continued effort to increase transparency and digitalisation of research tools in the market It is not unusual in the Czech market for some pri - vate sales to have no written purchase contract. As a result, it is still common to encounter informality in the conclusion of the contract, resulting in a lack of provenance research adequate to the value of a work at stake. This may cause difficulties in proving the ownership of the work in a later sale or selling the work abroad. Some collectors are still not aware of the legal aspects of buying works of art – therefore, market participants will need to be better educated in the future. In addition, research tools on stolen objects or cultural monuments research should be improved; this would be more effective for both researchers and public authorities.
The newly implemented regulation of import licences, certificates and evidence may also help to avoid illicit imports with respect to works imported from other EU member states as well as from countries outside the EU. Artists are often uncertain about their rights and obligations towards state authorities. Only recently, increasing numbers of artists have become aware of the need to issue certificates and create their own archive during their lifetime. This is even more impor - tant in the Czech Republic as it is still common for collectors to purchase works of art directly from the artist in the Czech art market.
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