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These works are usually considered as not with the permission of the artist and therefore are mostly of less value than the original edition. copper plates (used to create etchings) or Bavarian stone (used to create lithographs). Sometimes unscrupulous printers may use the original materials to print artworks that should have been destroyed after an edition was published e.g. These works at first glance can for the uninitiated appear to be listed at a bargain price - they are not. The first edition of 4 (before steel facing) being more rare and infinitely more valuable than the later edition published in 1947 which had a common run of 500. Man with a Hat (L'Homme au chapeau) by Pablo Picasso. Be aware also that some works although with the same title could be a secondary run of a previous edition which are usually less valuable than the first run e.g. Please also be aware that there exists many 'Posthumous' works of art listed as being original that have been published (printed) after an artist has died - these are of little value to the secondary market. Even the merest touch of a naked hand on the paper on which art was produced can due to the acid that exists on a hand erode over time the integrity of the paper and consequently the secondary value of the art work.
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acid free framing (by a gloved professional framer if possible) under plexiglass preferably whilst framed in a vacuum with no dust or fingermarks deposited on the paper. What matters more when it is time for you to sell your art is provenance (record of ownership) rarity of the artwork (the less works of art in an edition the better) and condition e.g. One could argue that un-numbered APs are more common than individual numbered works (there being only one work with the said individual number but more APs without numbers) and therefore less valuable.Īdvising that an AP or any other 'proof' is intrinsically (and by definition) more valuable than a numbered work is nothing more than a marketing ploy to the uninitiated.
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Most often they will cost between 20% and 50% more than a signed and numbered print from the same edition.Īs a valuer and appraiser of fine art (and not an online dealer) I can advise without bias that Artist's Proofs (APs), Printer's Proofs, Trial Proofs, Hors d'Commerce and any other 'Proof' are no more valuable to the secondary market than a numbered work from an edition. If there were 50 artist’s proofs, they will likely be numbered 1/50 A.P. Because the art world loves rarity and since there are fewer artist’s proofs than regular prints, they are preferred by many collectors.Īrtist’s proofs are clearly notated on the reproduction. Most offset lithographic editions and Giclee editions include less than 20 percent artist’s proofs. Today the value of owning an artist’s proof does not relate to quality, it relates to the importance of owning a rare portion of an edition. However, the tradition of having a special edition within the edition has stuck around. Today, all prints within a run of offset lithographic prints or Giclee prints will be identical in quality. Technology has changed quite a bit since the early days of printmaking. The artist’s proofs were considered to be the best prints within the edition and often the artist kept them. Because of this, the first prints off the printing press were the highest quality and were designated “artist’s proofs”. In the early days of printmaking, printer's plates would wear down over time.