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Position:Home>Visual Arts> What is a "print" when referencing a painting?Question: What is a "print" when referencing a painting!? Hello- I'm thinking of buying a painting, but I have a question!. I see that it is identified as "print, open edition" but I'm not sure what this means!. I'm I buying a poster!? I like to buy the original, is that generally possible when purchasing a "painting"!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You are not being offerred a 'painting', you are looking at a picture of a painting!. That's basically what a print is!. The painting has been photographed and printed on paper!. Some prints are made in collaboration with the artist who supervises the process and approves the final image to be copied!. The artist can set a limit in the number of prints so buyers will own copy no!. 10 say, of 200!. This will be shown on the print and sometimes these can be signed by th artist!. These are knowm as "limited prints" and are more expensive than un-numbered, un- limited, un-signed ones!. also, some prints instead of being "lithographed" (like a magazine illustration), are printed using the "giclee" method and can be done on a canvas so they look as close to the original as you can get these days!. This is an expensive process and the prints are pricey as well!. The pictures you see in "galleries" of paintings by artists like Bateman for example, are essentially posters in a frame!. You are getting a photo and it will not gain in value!. And they are not worth the money these "galleries' flog them for!. Ever wonder why the pictures in the brochures the galleries hand out have things like "sample only" or something like that printed across the face of them!? That's to prevent you from scanning the image and printing your own copy which, by and large, will be just as good as the one in the store!. Artists make a ton of money doing this which might not be so bad if buyers knew what they were getting for their money!. An "open edition" means there is no limit to the number of prints which might be made, further lessening the value!. And, of course, all you're getting of value is the frame!. And in most cases that is a plastic material not wood!. Of course, you could always buy an original Bateman for thousands, if indeed he agrees to sell one!. For the money you would spend on something like that, you could very likely buy an original oil (or whatever), from an art school!. That would be value for your money!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Basically you are correct!. It is better quality than a poster, but essentially that's what it is!. I believe the reproduction is better quality and it printed on high quality, thicker paper!. You can buy original paintings, but if the painter is popular, usually the original is already purchased, or the painter paints it with reproductions in mind to make more money!.Www@QuestionHome@Com A print of a painting is a reproduction, usually from a high quality photograph!. However, some limited edition prints are highly sought after, especially if they are lithographs, etchings etc - not all "art" is painting :DWww@QuestionHome@Com Print, means it is a copy of the original painting!.Www@QuestionHome@Com print is a fancy word for POSTER!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |