Art Terms
Certificate of Authenticity
A document issued with limited edition prints, with the print publisher information, title of the image, size of the image, reproduction media or method, and number of the prints in the edition. Certificate may contain a statement about the work from the artist
Limited Edition Prints or L/E
A pre-determined number of identical prints of an image are produced from a master plate, stone, or other method, after which no more impressions are allowed. The edition size is the sum of all numbered pieces and proofs. The prints are then signed by the artist, sometimes titled, and sequentially numbered showing both the print's number and the total edition size. Each print is referred to as a "limited edition print". The original print plates are typically destroyed after the production of the reproduction is completed
Medium
The material or technical means of artistic expression. Types include oils, watercolors, acrylics, ink, pencil and charcoal,etc. Reproduction medium types include lithography, offset lithography, silkscreen, serigraphy and giclee. Mixed media is the use of two or more materials and/or reproduction means.
Remarque or Re or rem
A current practice by some artist is the addition of a small personalized drawing near his penciled signature in the margin of the graphic. The simple sketch or drawing is usually rendered in pencil, but can be rendered in color. A print containing one of these hand embellishments or drawings is called a Remarque. Print marking example; RE "1/25" is the first print of an edition of 25 Remarques. By art market standards Remarques usually rank higher in value to S/N's, A/P's, and P/P's of an edition.
Signed and Numbered or S/N
Prints that are authenticated with the artists signature, the total number of impressions in the edition, and the order in which impression is signed. The artist pencils in his signature and a number on the bottom of the print. Pencil is usually used on reproductions because it does not effect paper over time. The number appears as a fraction. Numbering example; L/E 5/1500, indicates the fifth print of a limited edition of 1500 impressions.
Sold Out of Sold
When a limited edition is no longer available it is termed Sold Out. When an image sells out it usually will begin to appreciate in value depending upon resale or trade in the secondary market. When an original is Sold it is listed in the collection of its owner. Our site will designate a flashing red dot to denote Sold Out or Sold. In the art market a red dot on a piece symbolizes that it has been sold.
A document issued with limited edition prints, with the print publisher information, title of the image, size of the image, reproduction media or method, and number of the prints in the edition. Certificate may contain a statement about the work from the artist
Limited Edition Prints or L/E
A pre-determined number of identical prints of an image are produced from a master plate, stone, or other method, after which no more impressions are allowed. The edition size is the sum of all numbered pieces and proofs. The prints are then signed by the artist, sometimes titled, and sequentially numbered showing both the print's number and the total edition size. Each print is referred to as a "limited edition print". The original print plates are typically destroyed after the production of the reproduction is completed
Medium
The material or technical means of artistic expression. Types include oils, watercolors, acrylics, ink, pencil and charcoal,etc. Reproduction medium types include lithography, offset lithography, silkscreen, serigraphy and giclee. Mixed media is the use of two or more materials and/or reproduction means.
Remarque or Re or rem
A current practice by some artist is the addition of a small personalized drawing near his penciled signature in the margin of the graphic. The simple sketch or drawing is usually rendered in pencil, but can be rendered in color. A print containing one of these hand embellishments or drawings is called a Remarque. Print marking example; RE "1/25" is the first print of an edition of 25 Remarques. By art market standards Remarques usually rank higher in value to S/N's, A/P's, and P/P's of an edition.
Signed and Numbered or S/N
Prints that are authenticated with the artists signature, the total number of impressions in the edition, and the order in which impression is signed. The artist pencils in his signature and a number on the bottom of the print. Pencil is usually used on reproductions because it does not effect paper over time. The number appears as a fraction. Numbering example; L/E 5/1500, indicates the fifth print of a limited edition of 1500 impressions.
Sold Out of Sold
When a limited edition is no longer available it is termed Sold Out. When an image sells out it usually will begin to appreciate in value depending upon resale or trade in the secondary market. When an original is Sold it is listed in the collection of its owner. Our site will designate a flashing red dot to denote Sold Out or Sold. In the art market a red dot on a piece symbolizes that it has been sold.
