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Limited Edition Prints
Giclée Print
What is Giclée? Giclée (zhee-clay) is a French word that means "to spray",
and this term has become the descriptive name for high-quality prints and
reproductions that are produced on professional ink-jet printers, using
lightfast, pigment-based inks on archival (paper or canvas). If your print is a
copy of an existing work, even though it may be a different size than the original, it is a
reproduction. It may be labeled as a fine art giclée reproduction if it is printed on archival
art paper using archival pigmented inks. If the artist is working digitally, and has created
a new work digitally, and are making multiple copies of this new work, each copy is a
giclée print. If the artist has created a new work, and make only one copy, then it is
labeled a giclée original, or a unique giclée. A mixed media work may start with a giclée original, print, or reproduction and be reworked in a variety of methods such as drawing, painting, and collage. The mixed media work is unique in that the final work is a one of a kind.
Limited Editions: Usually consisting of 100 copies or less, each print or reproduction in
the edition is hand-signed and numbered. Each comes with a certificate of authenticity
stating the number of prints in the edition, the paper (known as the substrate) used and
the date the edition was released. This certificate also tells what number the print is in the
edition, expressed as a fraction: the first print in an edition of 25 would be 1/ 25, the
second print 2/25 and so on. The artist signs these certificates, guaranteeing the buyer that
they are getting a particular print in the edition, and also guaranteeing that when the
edition is complete, no more prints of this image will be made.
Open Editions: Consisting of possibly unlimited copies, each print or reproduction in
the edition is not hand-signed and not numbered, and there is no certificate of authenticity. The quality may equal to a limited edition, but as a collectable they are far less valuable.
Artists Proofs: In the setting up for the printing process a number of prints may be created testing calibration, color, size, and any esthetic considerations the artist feels necessary. These prints have may have variations from the final edition and so are set apart and labeled "Artist's Proof." They may or may not be signed. Some collectors prize them above the actual edition.
Prices Of Works: Open Editions from $ 32 - $ 275. Limited Editions from $ 275 - $ 550
Uniques and Mixed Media Originals from $ 300 - $ 5,000
Major Works and Installations from $ 5,000 - $ 30,000
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