Not visiting the website does not make me wrong. I'll quote the whole
relevant section now and show you the relevant pieces. they don't come out
and say what's a limited edition directly anywhere so you have you pick it
out piece by piece.
this first sentence defines an edition
"an edition is the number of impressions"
this second series of quotes tells us that a limited edition should be
numbered and is a set of impressions.
"While the *numbering* of individual impressions can be found as early as
the late nineteenth century..."
"As a result, the first impression is often crisper than the last and in
turn, the edition should be numbered in order"
"Today, all limited edition prints should be numbered, and because of
advancements in technology and a printer's ability to print reciprocal,
identical images, the numbering sequence is no longer intended to reflect
the order of printing. Numbering is now transcribed as a fraction with the
top number signifying the number of that particular print and the bottom
number representing the total number of prints in the edition."
this third item tells us that you can have a second printing of a limited
edition. we can imply because the first printing had a declared range of
number out of number that the second printing will have a different number
range
"A *second edition* is a later printing made from the original matrix after
an edition of declared number has already been printed."
Editions
An edition <http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/glossary#edition>is
the total number of impressions made from a single plate. Usually the
edition is made by the artist, sometimes in conjunction with a printmaker.
When an artist's heirs give permission for the printing of an edition or
second edition, it is known as a *posthumous edition*. Posthumous editions
should be limited and documented just as in standard printing practice,
though not necessarily hand-numbered. Editions that were pencil-signed in
their original state frequently bear stamped signatures authorized by the
artist's heirs or the publisher in their posthumous state.
Restrikes <http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/glossary#restrike>are
later impressions that have not been authorized by the artist or the
artist's heirs. While some restrikes are of good appearance, the excessive
printing of the matrix tends to wear it out and many restrikes are only
ghostly images of what the print is supposed to be. In the case of images
that may be intrinsically valuable (i.e. Rembrandt etchings), the worn-out
copper plate is often reworked several centuries later so that, while the
restrike may be said to have come from the original plate, there is hardly
anything left of the original work on the plate, even the plate's signature
often being re-etched by someone else.
A *second edition* is a later printing made from the original matrix after
an edition of declared number has already been printed. Second editions are
usually only made with explicit authorization from the artist and should be
annotated as such. A photographically produced replica of the original
print, whether printed in a limited edition or not, is not a second edition;
it is a reproduction.
While the *numbering* of individual impressions can be found as early as the
late nineteenth century, it did not become standard practice until the
mid-1960s. Before steel-facing and other ways of preserving plates for
longer print runs, the order in which the e dition was printed was
important. An intaglio plate, especially one containing drypoint lines, will
degrade over time as the pressure of the press will dull the *burr*. As a
result, the first impression is often crisper than the last and in turn, the
edition should be numbered in order. Today, all limited edition prints
should be numbered, and because of advancements in technology and a
printer's ability to print reciprocal, identical images, the numbering
sequence is no longer intended to reflect the order of printing. Numbering
is now transcribed as a fraction with the top number signifying the number
of that particular print and the bottom number representing the total number
of prints in the edition. The edition number does not include
proofs<http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/glossary#proofs>,
but only the total number of prints in the numbered edition.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Maria Arango Diener <
1000woodcuts@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Nowhere in the quoted paragraph nor in the entire Editions section in that
> website is the word "limited" mentioned, which I thought was the issue at
> hand since you mentioned in a previous post that you could issue multiple
> "limited editions".
>
> I'm well aware that the word "edition" itself does NOT imply LIMITED. But
> the philosophy and definitions applied to editions cannot be applied to
> LIMITED EDITIONS. Numbered editions don't have any limits, apparently.
>
> So we stand apart on the issue, which is okay with me. I did find it very
> interesting that the word limited appears nowhere on that website you
> quoted; it seems that marketing has once more overpowered art.
>
> Maria
>
> [=o=]<>[=o=]<>[=o=]<>[=o=]
> www.1000woodcuts.com
> www.artfestivalguide.info
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Carlyle
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:29 AM
> > To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Re: Limited or Numbered Editions
> >
> > found a source which says otherwise
> > the International Fine Art Dealers Association
> >
> > A *second edition* is a later printing made from the original matrix
> > after
> > an edition of declared number has already been printed. Second editions
> > are
> > usually only made with explicit authorization from the artist and
> > should be
> > annotated as such. A photographically produced replica of the original
> > print, whether printed in a limited edition or not, is not a second
> > edition;
> > it is a reproduction.
> >
> > Today, all limited edition prints should be numbered, and because of
> > advancements in technology and a printer's ability to print reciprocal,
> > identical images, the numbering sequence is no longer intended to
> > reflect
> > the order of printing. Numbering is now transcribed as a fraction with
> > the
> > top number signifying the number of that particular print and the
> > bottom
> > number representing the total number of prints in the edition. The
> > edition
> > number does not include
> > proofs<http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/glossary#proofs>,
> > but only the total number of prints in the numbered edition.
> >
> >
> > http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/basics
> >
> > the second half does not apply to photography, it would for a painting
> > though. also notice that a limited edition should be numbered, not
> > that it
> > must be numbered in order to be limited. this would make numbering a
> > sign
> > of being limited but not a defining aspect.
>
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