Report gross royalties.
Per the IRS Instructions for Form 1099-MISC:
"The literary agent (whether or not a corporation) that receives the royalty payment on behalf of the author must report the gross amount of royalty payments to the author on Form 1099-MISC."
The agent should include supplemental information to report the commissions withheld from the actual payments to the artist.
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