A readable record

Explain the balance for one artwork.

Select a work and open Readable selected-work summary. Review its artwork identifiers, artist name, recorded status labels, sales, payment amounts and current balance before downloading the text.

Follow the recorded sale terms

Each sale retains the commission terms recorded with that sale. Changing future terms does not rewrite the earlier split. In the synthetic example, a $400 sale at 40% gallery commission leaves $240 in artist proceeds. A recorded $100 payment leaves a $140 balance.

Reversals keep the payment trail

A reversed sale is labeled and excluded from current artist proceeds. Recorded payments remain deducted, which can produce a negative balance requiring review. A reversal does not automatically record a bank refund or physical return.

Choose the right export

The readable summary omits raw source CSV, assertion notes, actor identities, payment references and reversal reasons. It includes artwork identifiers and artist names. The full archive contains the detailed source and event trail and can restore the ledger; the text summary cannot.

Understand the evidence

All statuses and payments are locally entered records. Payment timestamps record entry time, not verified bank settlement. This summary does not authenticate either party, prove custody or certify a payment. It reflects the current ledger version rather than a historical period statement.