Prove a work is genuine, trace every owner — and pay the artist automatically on every resale.
Provenance & automatic artist royalties
Try itProvenance — "Pasar Pagi", oil on canvas
Every owner recorded; the work is provably genuine and unbroken in history.
Next resale → artist royalty (7.5%)
An artwork's living provenance — artist, every owner, exhibitions — plus a resale calculator that shows the royalty automatically paid back to the creator.
The problem
Art and collectibles lose enormous value to forgery and murky ownership history. And artists almost never share in the gains when their work is resold for far more than they first sold it.
Why it's new
Atlas gives each work a permanent provenance record — proving it's genuine and tracing every owner over time — and can pay the artist a set share automatically every time it changes hands.
The benefits.
Economic
- Protects and raises value by removing doubt about authenticity.
- Automatic resale royalties give artists a lasting income.
- Easier insurance and financing for a verifiable work.
- Opens fractional ownership of high-value pieces.
Human & environmental
- Preserves cultural heritage with an unbreakable record.
- Fair, ongoing recognition and reward for creators.
- Confidence for collectors and museums.
The vision.
Every valuable object — art, watches, instruments, heritage pieces — carries a living dossier of its history, with creator royalties built in as the default rather than the exception.
Who benefits — along the value chain
| Artists & creators | A share of every future resale, paid automatically. |
| Galleries & auction houses | Verifiable provenance that protects value and reputation. |
| Collectors | Proof a work is genuine and clean of disputed history. |
| Museums & insurers | A trustworthy record for stewardship and cover. |