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What is a good number for limited edition prints?

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What is a good number for limited edition prints?
What is a good number for limited edition prints depends on what you mean by good. If you're wondering how many prints in a series are best from a collector's standpoint, the smaller the number of prints, the more valuable the individual pieces are likely to be. In other words, the prints in a run of 30 will be rarer than a run of 100, so it is possible that the smaller run will be more valuable. If by "good" you mean which number in a particular series is best to buy, the answer is that there really isn't a better number. The print marked 1/30 and the one marked 30/30 will be identical and of equal value, assuming they are kept in similar condition. However, when a gallery sells prints in numerical order, the price may go up as the prints sell. In that case, you may pay more for print 30/30 than the buyer for 1/30 did. As the price increases, the extra amount paid could mean a lower return on investment. Shop a large collection of art prints on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
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Room 2 - Collector Portfolio # 5 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Damien Hirst 'Fragility Blossom' 2021-
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Damien Hirst special edition poster for the "Cherry Trees in Blossom" exhibition, sponsored by the Cartier Fondation and held in Paris in July 2022. Paper size: 31.75 x 23.75 inches...
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Frontespice "The Mansions of England in the Olden Time"
Located in Chicago, IL
A hand-colored lithograph by Joseph Nash of the Frontespice "The Mansions of England in the Olden Time", 1839-1849, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (Pub. London: T. M'Lean, 1839...
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1830s English School Interior Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Josef Albers - Homage to the Square : Park 1967, Screenprint First edition
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: "Homage to the Square : Park 1967" From New Paintings NY First edition Year: 1968 Medium: Screenprint Edition Size: Unknoun, presume...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Mortar and Pestle with Funnel
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mortar and Pestle with Funnel Mezzotint on BFK Rives paper, c. 1973 Signed and editioned in pencil by the artist Edition: 150 (41/150) Condition: Mint, never framed or matted Image: ...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Clifford James (active 1900-1930) After James Abbott NcNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl Color mezzotint, 1922 Signed in pencil by James (see ...
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1920s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

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