Trace
Provenance Report
TRACE-PR-ART-006
Issued —
Tension I
- Artist
- Nova Chen
- Medium
- Acrylic, mixed media
- Year
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 150×120cm
- Held by
- Diego Alarcón
Recorded transfers: 2
Entries: 4
Verification:Partly self-reported — see below
Chain of custody
- 8 November 2024
CreatedMade by Nova Chenself-reported
- 22 January 2025
Changed handsNova Chen → Private collection, Madrid, ESself-reported
First sale, direct from the studio.
- 5 September 2025
ExhibitedShown at Chromatic Drift, Berlin
- 17 February 2026
Changed handsPrivate collection, Madrid, ES → Diego Alarcón
Resold on Trace after the work had appreciated.
What this document does and does not say
Entries without a mark were witnessed by Trace and recorded as they happened — a sale that settled through our escrow, or an exhibition we hosted. Entries marked self-reported were entered by the artist or an owner and describe events before the piece reached this platform. They are recorded because they are part of the work's history, not because we confirmed them.
This is a record of custody, not an appraisal, an authentication or a title guarantee. Trace does not value artwork and takes no position on what the piece is worth.
One owner in this chain has chosen not to be named publicly, and appears as “Private collection”. This is the same convention auction catalogues have used for a century and does not weaken the record: Trace verified each of those transfers and holds the identities behind them.
Whenever this piece is resold on Trace, 5% of the new price is paid to the artist out of the seller's proceeds.