LIMITED EDITION ART

 

Limited Edition prints are ideal for Corporate Art Collections. Pieces are available on paper & canvas in a wide variety of price points to suit any budget. Limited Edition prints are highly collectible & can offer a significant return on investment over time. We can assist your organization in starting & building a collection.

Artists & Art Publishers produce high quality reproductions of original paintings, watercolors, drawings & sculptures in limited quanitities that are numbered and signed. Once an edition is made, the plate or mold used to create the work is destroyed. As the artist or publisher sells out of a particular piece the art generally increases in value. Many techniques are used to create a limited edition work of art. The most popular methods for reproducing paintings, watercolors and drawings are Lithography, Serigraphy, & Giclée (see definitions below.)

 

At The Print Gallery, you'll find limited edition works by numerous local, national and international artists. A gallery associate can also assist you by locating works based on your specific needs & specifications.

 

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Lithography
Printing technique in which image areas on a lithographic stone or metal plate are chemically treated to accept ink and repel water, while non-image areas repel ink and retain water. Because the printing surface is flat, lithography is sometimes referred to as a "piano-graphic technique."

 

Serigraphy
A Serigraph, or silk screen print, is generally considered to be the highest quality of hand pulled reproduction. A series of screens are produced, one for each color or shade being used. This can sometimes involve as many as 100 screens each of which must be hand applied individually to each sheet of paper. Originally, the screens were made of silk, hence the name by which this process is also known – silkscreening. The price for these prints is generally higher than prints that are mechanically reproduced, however the vibrancy of the colors and the overall beauty warrants the additional cost.

 

Giclée
Giclée prints are high-quality reproductions made with new “sprayed ink” technologies. A piece of art is first scanned and then digitally enhanced to precisely match the original fine art. This computerized image is then sent to a high-resolution printer, which reproduces the image by spraying millions of microscopic droplets of ink to create a print. Available on paper and canvas, the superior quality of a Giclée print is comparable to the original art but is substantially more affordable.

 

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