Your Certificate of Authenticity
Our Certificates of Authenticity are created using the highly respected Tagsmart system. The system was launched in 2016 after a three year R&D collaboration with academic, arts and technology partners. It is now used by thousands of artists, galleries and collectors worldwide.
We create our Certificates online and a paper copy, personalised in your name with additional anti-copying technology, is mailed to the address you specify anywhere in the world.
Each Certificate comes with a free online account that gives you access to the artwork's provenance record. As a registered keeper of the work, you are also able to transfer the Certificate and artwork record to another collector or family member. And if your Certificate gets lost, damaged or stolen, Tagsmart can remotely cancel it and issue you with a new one. Your personal information is encrypted and never shared with third parties unless you specifically ask us to do so.
An enduring artwork record
For additional security and to ensure the long term security of your artwork's provenance record, your Certificate is registered by Tagsmart on a public blockchain and scheduled for physical archiving as part of the National Art Archive Project (www.nationalartarchive.org) at the British Library.
Blockchain is a method of linking and distributing information that protects it from subsequent falsification. Murray Laidlaw's Certificate records are registered by Tagsmart on the Polygon platform using the siignd platform (www.siignd.com).
In addition to your physical Certificate of Authenticity, you will also receive a digital Certificate by email, giving you access to the blockchain transaction and associated services.
We provide your Certificate and the blockchain registration at no extra cost (including delivery). We believe that secure provenance is an important part of the value of your artwork. For more information see https://www.tagsmart.com.
Murray Laidlaw Studio Accreditation
Tagsmart Certificates can only be issued by organisations or individuals who have been accredited by Tagsmart ('Tagsmart Verified'). Tagsmart Verified status is subject to annual review. It involves due diligence carried out on both artist and studio practice, as well as peer evaluation.
Murray Laidlaw has been fully verified by Tagsmart for the issue of Certificates of Authenticity and the signing of Certificates and associated digital records.
You can check our current verification status at: https://tagsmart.com/verified using our Tagsmart Verified ID CD4R.