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Lithographs are created using state of the art fine art
reproduction equipment. The re-creation of the artist's original takes place on
a printing press that utilized the four primary colors: Magenta, Cyan, Yellow
and Black. The original painting is photographed with a state of the art
camera. When the image is ready for printing, the image is separated onto four
metallic plates. The paper received each color individually as a pattern of
dots. The dots apply the ink in varying densities depending on the saturation
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completion of the edition, the pieces are individually hand re-touched to
capture the actual brushstrokes of the original. Each piece is hand signed and
numbered. The top number identifies the unique copy and the lower number
identifies the amount in the edition, i.e. 25/300 . . . means you would have
the 25th copy in a total edition of 300 pieces. There are only 300 pieces made
of this image and you have the 25th.
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A
Giclee is an art print produced with continuous ink jet technology. In French,
Giclee means "sprayed, jetted or spurted". That reflects how the print engine
deposits ink on paper, canvas or other materials that artists and printmakers
favor.
Giclees have been a viable fine art print since 1987. The
iprint engine is a cylindrical printer which prints on either paper or canvas.
The result is a magnificent display of color and depth that has revolutionized
the fine art publishing business.
Artists and publishers benefit from the very look of Giclee
prints. The method of forming an image out of microscopically small droplets
supports a wide range of visual effects, from photo realistic to painterly, so
there's virtually no limit to the artistic styles the Giclee can accommodate.
Moreover, even printmakers with decades of experience in traditional methods
state that the well-made Giclee offers depth, detail and lushness that set it
apart from serigraphy and offset lithography.
Many museums in the U.S. and
abroad have taken an interest in Giclees, having either mounted exhibitions of
Giclees or purchased them for their permanent collections. These include The
Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Guggenheim in New York, the Museum of Fine
Arts in Boston, the National Gallery for Women in the Arts, in DC and many,
many others. |
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A
serigraph is an original fine art silkscreen print, or should be. By a variety
of techniques the artist creates a separate image for each color to be printed,
then makes a separate stencil from each of those images either directly onto a
screen or adheres each stencil to a screen.
The "screen" is a rectangular frame over which a
mesh fabric (originally silk) has been stretched. Each color is printed by
pulling a squeegee with specially formulated ink over the screen. The ink
passes through the open portions of the stencil onto the fine art paper
underneath. The sheet of paper is then picked up and laid on printing racks to
dry. The prints may then be unracked and the next color printed. On an average
day, one or two colors can be printed.
Because a serigraph is a true
original, the only thing that limits its value is the reputation of the artist.
At Christie's art auctions in New York, serigraphs have sold for six figure
prices. Serigraphs have been accepted into prestigious art museum
collections. |
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