Collecting original prints (Gold Series) - Softcover

Simmons, Rosemary

9780289709009: Collecting original prints (Gold Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0289709008 ISBN 13: 9780289709009

Publisher: Studio Vista in association with Christie's Contemporary Art, 1982

This accessible and useful book will be an invaluable guide for all those interested in printmaking - from obtaining an understanding of different prints to buying for investment.

The author covers areas such as collecting, explaining what constitutes an original print, how to spot copies, different types of print (from traditional to digital techniques), information on buying and selling prints, copyright, framing and conservation.

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About the Author:

A renowned printmaker and the retired founder and editor of Printmaking Today. She is an honorary member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the Printmakers' Council. She has written widely including the Dictionary of Printmaking Terms (A&C Black)

Review:

"...this book will entice you into a wonderful world. Not only are all the different types of printmaking described in reasonable detail, the book also offers a thoroughly researched history written in non-academic way that makes it a good and interesting read...If you are a artist/printmaker, a collector or dealer wishing to further your knowledge, I can thoroughly recomend this book." Art Business Today (June 2006)

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