Provenance as Architecture

Provenance is not a document. It is an architecture — a continuous, tamper-evident chain that survives the work across generations and jurisdictions.

At VÉLURE, every work is assigned a registry identifier at the moment of acceptance. Ownership, transfer, condition and insurance records are bound to that identifier.

This paper outlines the principles of a registry designed to be blockchain-ready without surrendering the discretion serious collectors require.