From New Year’s Day under European legislation the UK’s art dealers and auctioneers must pay the heirs or estates of artists deceased within 70 years up to 4% of the sale price of each work they sell for more than €1,000 (£840).
Cataloguing, preserving and validating collections are all currently done by heirs and estates without recompense.
Art dealers claim droit de suite levy threatens London’s art trade | Art and design | The Guardian.