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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.
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Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991, original lithograph by Jean Jansem
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à droite 66 x 47 cm / 76 x 54 cm Imprime...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Garden of Ethernity 3" Photography 35" x 47" inch Ed. of 3 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Garden of Ethernity 3" Photography 35" x 47" inch Ed. of 3 by Lukas Dvorak Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2023 Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas Dvorak is a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Pigment, Archival Paper

Akrobatka, Signed Surrealist Etching by Frantisek Kupka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Frantisek Kupka, Czech (1871 - 1957) - Akrobatka. Year: circa 1903, Medium: Drypoint on wove paper, signed and dedicated in pencil, Image Size: 4.75 x 5 inches, Size: 16.75 x 11.25 i...
Category

Early 1900s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Secret Menu" Photography 24" x 36" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Secret Menu" Photography 24" x 36" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7: 30"...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Jacqueline en Mariée, after Picasso, Seventeenth and Penultimate State (BA 1089)
Located in Cotignac, FR
Jacqueline en Mariée seventeenth and penultimate state print of Picasso's original. This is a heliogravure produced in 1971 by Éditions Cercle d'art in an unknown quantity. (The orig...
Category

20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Photogravure

Casablanca, 70s film poster
Located in Napoli, IT
Original 1970s poster designed by artist Silavno Campeggi. In the United States Campeggi is considered among the most important graphic artists in the history of American cinema. Amo...
Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

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