2014 New York Laws
ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs
Title C - TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS
Article 14 - (14.01 - 14.08) WORKS OF FINE ART; SCULPTURE AND MULTIPLES GENERALLY
14.01 - Right to reproduce works of fine art.

 14.01. Right  to  reproduce works of fine art. 1. Whenever a work of
  fine art is sold or otherwise transferred by or on behalf of the  artist
  who   created   it,  or  his  heirs  or  personal  representatives,  the
  reproduction right thereto is reserved to the grantor  until  it  passes
  into  the  public domain by act or operation of law unless such right is
  sooner expressly transferred by an instrument,  note  or  memorandum  in
  writing  signed  by  the  owner  of  the  rights  conveyed  or  his duly
  authorized agent.
2.  Whenever  an  exclusive  or  non-exclusive   conveyance   of   any
  reproduction  right  is  made  by  the holder of such right, or his duly
  authorized agent, ownership of the physical work of fine  art  shall  be
  presumed  to remain with and be reserved to the grantor unless expressly
  transferred in writing by an instrument, note or memorandum or by  other
  written means, signed by the grantor or his duly authorized agent.
3.  This  article shall not apply to the sale, conveyance, donation or
  other transfer of the physical work of fine art which does not include a
  conveyance of a reproduction right in such work.
4. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be construed  to  prohibit
  the fair use of such work of fine art.
5.  Nothing  in this section shall operate or be construed to conflict
  with any rights or liabilities under federal copyright law.