Collecting Limited Edition Art Prints
The Collecting of Fine Art Prints
should be like buying anything else, I always refer to the ABCs of
art: Appreciate the art---Buy what you like and Consider
the cost.
Another important item should be not
trying to buy art as an investment. Anything in a frame will usually be the
only piece of furniture in the house that you can count on to get your money
back if need be. This also applies to antiques or three dimensional artworks
such as sculpture.
Today there are many forms of
limited edition prints such as computer driven giclée's which look exactly like
the original. In the days when I started collecting Salvador Dali prints there
were only a few media the Spanish Master worked in: Intaglio (etchings and engravings)
and lithography. He never worked in serigraphs or screenprints which are very
prevalent with the pop artists (Warhol, Lichtenstein etc) and LeRoy Neiman and
Peter Max among the living artists.
Always try and do your homework before making any purchase as sometimes the setting and the mood hits one so fast that the purchase is made on impulse and then the buyer might have some form of "Remorse" once the piece is at home. "Limited Edition Prints" can be part of any household and in many cases are considered original as the master piece or matrix is supposedly destroyed after the printing so the edition is all that remains.
So when you are collecting limited edition fine art prints remember to buy what you like, that you will enjoy seeing on your walls and don't spend more than you can afford.




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