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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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GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
DAVID SHRIGLEY - BLACK CATS EVERYWHERE. Modern Design British Artist Blue
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAVID SHRIGLEY - Black Cats Everywhere
Date of creation: 2021
Medium: 12 colour screenprint on Somerset satin paper
Edition: 125
Size: 75 x 56 cm
Condition: Brand new, in mint cond...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Inferno, Canto I (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michl...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$1,196 Sale Price
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Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Rare poster, Hand Signed by Joseph Beuys)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys
Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Hand Signed), 1980
Silkscreen with offset lettering on wove paper; hand signed by Joseph Beuys
Boldly signed on the front in graphi...
Category
1980s Conceptual Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Dahlias by Gary Bukovnik, 2001 (bouquet of flowers in vase)
Located in New York, NY
This image features a colorful arrangement of pink, red and purple flowers by American artist, Gary Bukovnik. Bukovnik is an internationally acclaimed painter and printmaker who prim...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,120 Sale Price
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Azure Clouds, Blue Tones Cyanotype Print Landscape, Contemporary Skyscape
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Azure Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky, showing shades of blue.
Details:
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Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper