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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 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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Les saisons de Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies - La Tilleuse
Located in Westmount, QC
Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1923-2002, Canadian
Les saisons de Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies - La Tilleuse
Original lithograph in colours on Arches paper
20 ½ x 27 ¾ in
Signed in pencil “Riopelle” lo...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Swan-Like Embrace (Paris) by Nan Goldin
By Nan Goldin
Located in London, GB
By Nan Goldin,
Swan-Like Embrace, Paris
C-Print on paper
8 x 5 1/8 inches
Signed
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled, from The Geldzahler Portfolio
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1997, on Rives BFK paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75 (there were also 15 artist’s proofs), printed by Gemini G.E.L. LLC, published by Th...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Blondie Bubblegum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German artist, Michael Moebius, fell in love with art at an early age, when he first started cartooning. After later coming across a book of pin-ups by Alberto Vargas, Moebius decide...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper from Two Palms Publishing. Signed and dated Bochner 2017 lower right recto. Ima...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Dropping In
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dropping In
Drypoint, c. 1940
Signed lower right (see photo)
Titled lower left
Condition: Excellent
Brown paper tape around the sheet edges from
the printing and air dryi...
Category
1940s American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint