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Print Collecting

9/22/2014

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Art collecting is a huge industry and the world of elite galleries and auction houses and buyers is a world that few get to participate in because of the incredible price tag on contemporary art and historical masters. This world is not just for paintings but prints as well as told by this little article on the esoteric world of print collecting. Print collectors are in a world of their own with various process terms, early or later editions, proofs, etc all drastically impact the value of the prints. The article highlights the varied prices on a Rembrandt landscape etching.

But would be collectors need not enter that stratosphere to begin collecting art. Prints are a wonderful, and more affordable way to move into collecting artwork from your favorite artists. But one must be educated about what you are buying...many things are labeled as prints that are merely mass produced posters that may or may not have even been signed. Prints are originals whereas posters are not even if they are signed...they are still mass produced posters.

Spend your money wisely. Do your research. Ask an artist. Buy what you like not just what might increase in value.
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