Anyone Familar with Wyland Lucite Sculptures?

Question:

Anyone Familar with Wyland Lucite Sculptures?

I bought a lucite sculpture a couple of years ago (wyland's Big Wave), while on a Princess cruise, for $3,000. When the piece of art was sent to me, much to my surprise it was the artist proof #1 (AP1 of 200). The regular sculptures were numbered up to 900 but the artist proofs were up to 200.
I was expecting to get one of the regular sculptures and not the AP 1. Does anyone know how much more an AP would be in relation to one that isn't an artist proof?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ask him yourself about the one you purchased or look through the following websites to find the prices; http://www.wylandgalleries.com/index.cfm...
http://www.wyland.com/gallery/gallery1.c...
http://www.wylandkw.com/
http://www.wylandworldwide.com/main/dist...
http://www.wylandgalleries.com/...
http://www.artbrokerage.com/art/wyland/...
http://catalog.hsn.com/dept-124/co/co005...
http://catalog.hsn.com/cat-123/hm/hm0215...
THE FULL LINE OF LIMITED EDITION SCULPTURES;
http://www.thecollectionshop.com/legends...
It seems to be listed on ebay as well; http://art.listings.ebay.com/_sculpture-...
Artist's proofs are a special subset of the regular limited edition. They usually sell for 10-30% more than the regular edition. Artist's proofs maintain their collectability and value because A) They are a small subset of the edition,

and B) they usually come directly from the artist. In these days of mass marketing, getting something directly or even indirectly from the artist is rare.
How rare? it varies. Traditionally, artist's proofs number 10% or less of the total edition, so if there is an edition of 500, usually there will be only 50 artist's proofs. In other countries, it may be more or less. In Russia, for example, the artists' proofs may run 30% of the edition.

Artist's proofs are signed "A/P" or "Artist's Proof" and may or may not be numbered with the serial number of that portion of the edition.

Artist's proofs are generally considered a status symbol in the world of art collecting. And their resale value is proportionally higher than the numbered editions.
http://www.krishnaland.com/artistproof.h...
http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2352&q=an+ar...