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Art Terms
Artist's Proof A numbered print which is not part of the limited edition. Usually these prints are signed "Artist Proof" or "AP" with the generally accepted edition size not to exceed ten percent of the regular limited edition size. (i.e.: an edition of 500 would have 50 artist proofs.) With modern printing, artists proofs are not better quality prints than the regular edition, however they are desirable to many serious collectors in that there are fewer signed in this way. Many artist proofs are remarqued to make them even more valuable.
Conservation Framing The use of industry standard framing techniques using materials and methods that have been proven to protect and maintain the art in as close to its original condition as possible.  This includes the use of mats free of all acids and other impurities that will cause yellowing or other damage of the artwork over time; affixing the art to the backing board with as little of the hinging material coming in contact with the art as possible; using glazing that limits the amount of ultraviolet light reaching the art and other techniques to protect the art from the effect of the elements over time.
Giclče A Giclče (ghee-clay) is a coined art term. It is a French word which means to spit or spray. Giclče reproductions are produced by squirting pigments onto the paper. The process permits the use of higher quality papers and results in a better reproduction of the full range of colors used in the original.

Limited Edition

 The number of prints made from an original are restricted to a certain number. This number  appears on each printed piece as such; 50/500; number fifty out of five hundred prints.
Lithograph This term describes general offset printing. This process is used by most print publishers today. The original painting is photographed and the image is burned into four plates for a full color printing process. The ink comes from a roller on a printing press. High quality lithographs use a very fine dot screen on acid free paper with fade resistant inks.
Open Edition Print The print produced has an unlimited size. The print may or may not be signed by the artist. An unsigned, unnumbered print is basically just a poster.
Original Buying an original means you have the only one. It is the actual painting or work of art done by the artist. Most times, no reproductions are made of a painting. When a print has been made, the original painting is what was photographed for the reproduction. This makes the original to a limited edition print more valuable in that the piece becomes well known and more appreciated. Usually the original is larger than the print.
Remarque A small original sketch done by the artist, often outside the actual image of the print. It may be in pencil, watercolor or pen and ink. A remarqued print is more desirable to many serious art collectors. A remarque adds value to a print in that it then becomes one of a kind with the addition of the original artwork by the artist.

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