Artist Proofs

In addition to the regular stated edition size number, each serigraph, lithograph and giclee' edition has a separate artist's proof edition. The size of this edition is always 10% of the regular edition. (10% of an edition of 450 for example would result in an A.P. edition of 45).

“Artist's proofs are a long standing tradition in printmaking. Originally this was how artists derived part of their compensation for their art, as the primary edition was owned and sold by the publisher. From a print collector's view, A.P.'s are highly desirable as they are considered to be directly from the artist's personal collection. We usually have some of these artist's proofs available in limited quantities. There is no difference in the quality between the A.P.'s and the regular edition. Each artist's proof is designated specifically as an artist's proof and has been personally signed, numbered and titled by the artist. Those artist's proofs available for sale cost 20% more than the prices posted for the regular edition.”

*The section sited above is from http://www.willmoses.com/information.aspx "

Also important to note. Here we sign the artist proof edition as "A/P" using a roman numeral structure so if an edition consists of 100 the artist proof (A/P) edition would be signed "A/P I/X - X/X.

Last updated on September 21, 2011 by Shaun Peterson