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Artist Proof
prints...A/P
Common practice is that
10 to 15 percent of an edition is reserved for the artist. These proofs are
identical to impressions in the edition in most instances. Print Marking
example; A/P "1/35" is the first print of an edition of 35 Artist Proof
impressions.
Acid Free
The print contains no harmful acid or alkaline that may affect the life
of the paper or quality of the image printed.
Certificate of Authenticity
A
document issued with limited edition prints, with the print published date, size
of the image, original art media, number of the prints in the edition, a
statement about the work from the artist and the fact that the plates have been
or will be destroyed to close the edition.
Etching
An image created by the
artist on a metal plate by means of engraving tools and acid. This produces the
sunken line which will receive the ink. As the plate is inked, the ink settles
in the sunken areas. The plate is then wiped clean. The plate, in contact with
damp paper is passed through a roller press, and the paper is forced into the
sunken area to receive the ink.
Giclee or Digital Print
A fine art
print that has become more precise with the advent of the revolutionary printing
process Giclee (zhee-clay) a French term meaning "spray of ink." In the Giclee
process, a fine stream of ink (more than four millions droplets per second) is
sprayed onto archival art paper or canvas. Each piece of paper or canvas is
carefully hand mounted onto a drum which rotates during printing. Exact
calculation of hue, value and density direct the ink from four nozzles. This
produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes (with over three million colors
possible) of highly saturated, non-toxic water-based ink. Since no screens are
used in Giclee printing, the prints have a higher resolution than lithographs
and the dynamic color range is greater than serigraphs.
Hors de Commerce...H/C
Hors de
Commerce (Not for trade) traditionally were the graphics pulled with the regular
edition but marked by the artist for business use only. These graphics were used
for entering shows, exhibits, samples, etc. Today, however, since people began
to acquire and collect them, these graphics now generally find their way to the
market place through regular channels and are sold. Example H/C 1/10
Limited Edition Prints...L/E
A fixed number of identical prints of an image, signed by the
artist, sequentially numbered, and showing both the prints number and the total
edition size. Each print is referred to as a "limited edition print."
Lithograph
A print
produced by a printing process in which the image to be printed is rendered on a
flat sheet or metal plate or stone, and treated to retain ink while the
non-image areas are treated to repel ink.
Medium
Medium is the material or
technical means of artistic expression.? Examples include oils, watercolors,
acrylics, ink, pencil and charcoal.? Technical examples include lithography,
serigraphy and giclee.? Mixed media is the use of two or more materials and/or
technical means.
Mixed Media
A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media,
such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single
composition. The term intermedia is used synonymously.
Offset print
A mechanical process
used to photographicly reproduce an image. The newest printing method in the
industry is computerized or electronic printing. This process uses a computer,
typesetting and page-design software and optical scanners to aid in
reproduction. The majority of reproductions are created using this process.
Open Edition
The
quantity of prints reproduced is not limited. As long as the image is in demand,
it will be reprinted.
Original
The first of a work, typically the painting from which prints
are made. It may also be used to describe the landmark work of an artist.
Printers Proof...P/P
Common practice by many printers is that a small number of impressions
are made for their review. These proofs are marketed and are identical
impressions to the edition in most instances. Print Marking example; P/P "1/20"
is the first print of an edition of 20 Printers Proof impressions.
Rag Paper
One
hundred percent rag paper are constructed of cotton fibers. Traditionally
considered museum quality. Watercolor paper and most printmaking papers are
examples of achival rag paper.
Remarque...rem
A current practice
by some artist is the addition of a small personalized drawing near his penciled
signature in the margin of the graphic. The simple sketch or drawing is usually
rendered in pencil, but can be rendered in color. A print containing one of
these hand embellishments or drawings is called a Remarque. Print marking
example; RE "1/25" is the first print of an edition of 25 Remarques. By art
market standards Remarques usually rank higher in value to S/N, A/P, and P/P of
an edition.(re-mark) Remarque Example
Serigraph
A print made by the
silk-screen process involving the use of stencils. Paint is applied to a fabric
screen, penetrating areas not blocked by a stencil. Several stencils are used to
produce a multicolored print. As a commercial medium, silk-screen printing has
been used by such modern artists as William Tolliver.
Signed and Numbered
Prints that are
authenticated with the artists signature, the total number of impressions in the
edition, and the order in which impression is signed. Numbering example; L/E
"5/350, indicates the fifth print of a limited edition of 350 impressions.
Sold Out
When a
limited edition is no longer available it is termed Sold Out. When an image
sells out it usually will begin to appreciate in value depending upon resale or
trade in the secondary market. In the art market a red dot on a piece symbolizes
that it has been sold.
Woodcut or
Wood Engraving
A relief technique in which a design is cut
with knives, gouges, or chisels into planks of wood parallel to the wood grain.
Wood Engraving is a relief technique in which a design is cut with burins,
gouges, or chisels into the end grain of a hard wood block.