Collection value of prints

The prints actually look no different from the original, but now the prints market is so hot, there must be a lot of room for appreciation in the future. The following is the collection value of prints that I have carefully organized for you, take a look.

People who question limited edition prints because they do not know the difference between limited edition prints and prints. Although limited edition prints are also printed and reproduced, they are artistic. First of all, the production of limited edition prints, is authorized by the painter or art fund, relying on modern high-tech more than one billion pixels of three-dimensional scanner scanning the original, to high imitation microblast digital technology printing; Second, the painter to supervise the production process of limited edition prints, including the painting of the color warm and cold, brightness, are the painter's decision, the maximum embodiment of the painter's intention. Because of the inclusion of the painter's subjective intent, so the limited edition prints do not pursue 100% restoration of the original, such as local color, the painter may recognize a little darker or lighter than the original color, as long as they recognize, I think it is faithful to the original. The most important thing is that these prints are limited edition, each print will be labeled with the number of prints and the number of prints in the lower left corner of the work, which is usually written in the form of fractions of Arabic numerals, such as 32/99, that is, 99 copies of this painting*** were printed, and this is the 32nd one. The lower right corner is the author's signature and the production date, but also with a collection certificate, otherwise it is no artistic value of the printed reproductions.

The print run of limited edition prints, there is no international practice, but printing more than one will definitely affect the price, so there are very few international more than 500 pieces. How much to print, we signed with the painter has been discussed, the main reference is the needs of the market, written in black and white in the contract. For example, in our cooperation with Mr. Xie Chuyu, the print run of each work is limited to 130 pieces, 30 pieces are reserved for museums, and only 100 pieces really reach the market. In the choice of subject matter, our contracted artists, not all works are suitable for limited edition prints, must be elegant and popular **** appreciation, not necessarily academic, because we must consider its audience. The size of the limited edition prints also depends on the market demand, may be slightly larger than the original, may also be slightly smaller, but a batch of limited edition prints only a fixed size, so do not have to worry about different sizes have different prints.

As for the concern about the late increase in reproduction, I think this is a test of the integrity of both the gallery and the painter, so in the choice of partners, both sides are very careful. As a producer, we usually destroy the template after completing the predetermined quantity of works. However, we are also afraid of being counterfeited by others, so our limited edition prints have the painter's signature, the number of prints, and the year of production on both sides, and the copyright registration in the Southern Cultural Exchange, in addition to the anti-counterfeiting code, the Internet will be able to get all the information about this painting, to maximize the avoidance of infringement and being infringed.

The collection of prints

First, the status and reputation of the author of the prints in the industry is an important factor in determining the value of their prints collection. For example, famous painters, famous printmakers, or members of the China Art Association and the China Printmaking Association and so on. Famous painter Wu Guanzhong's prints is the current prints in the collection of higher prices. There are also famous printmakers such as Zhang Baibo, whose prints have been collected by major art museums across the country for many times, and have also won awards in Japan, Europe and other places. The above two artists' prints are currently recognized as high value prints.

Second, the artist's autograph is an important part of the value-added prints. Generally, painters will leave their own unique marks on the works, the most common is the painter's signature. The signature of prints is mostly in pencil, and there is usually a fixed signature character.

Third, the original and reproduction, collection value is different. The reproducibility of prints is one of the important reasons why print collection is not favored in the Chinese market. The original prints are the prints drawn by the painter and overprinted one by one, and the replica prints are the prints commissioned by the painter or the owner of the original painting, and the number of prints is limited. Generally speaking, original prints have a higher value-added than reproductions, but reproductions are cheaper than originals. Prints belong to a limited number of reproductions, fine prints can only be reproduced up to ten better replicas, the more the number, the lower the value of the collection.

Fourth, pay attention to the number of works issued. The reproducibility of prints determines that it is different from the uniqueness of oil paintings. Prints are generally issued with a number. The international standard for a few percent of the number, such as a print is the first of 10, it should be labeled 1/10, that it *** printed 10, which is the first. The smaller the numerator, the greater the value of the prints; the larger the denominator, the smaller the value of the prints.

Fifth, the fine prints have more collection value, the future value-added potential. At present, there is an unwritten rule in the collection of prints that those prints which have been selected for the National Art Exhibition or have won the National Award and have been praised by the art critics can be called fine prints, and the collection value is more favorable.