Tom Ferguson (tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 07:32:20 -0700
Pricing artwork is one big pain! That is my main comment ;-(
That said: I'll start by mentioning my prices. 8x10 alt prints
start at $300 and raise to $600 as the edition sells out, 11x14
start at $450 and raise to $900 as the edition sells out, 16x20
start at $650 and raise to $1300 as the edition sells out.
My editions are 25 inclusive of all sizes / materials / any other
excuse. While it is sad to retire a negative, it is a relief to
know I won't be printing it in my retirement!
I do sell "silver" prints at a slightly lower cost, due more to
the smaller amount of labor required than the lower cost (is a
silver print actually "cheaper" to make than a gum??)
I have a fair number of galleries selling my work, and these
prices seem to work well. I recently had a show in Montana,
didn't sell many pictures. The owner said "your prices are just
a bit high for this area". On the other hand: a gallery in the
Detriot area "really liked" my work, but didn't find it "worth
there time" to sell prints as "cheap" as mine!
Remember in pricing that a commercial gallery will take 50% and
if you have even one gallery you should sell your work at the
same price they do: don't undercut them!
-- Tom Ferguson tomf2468@pipeline.com http://www.thefstop.com/tf.html----------
>> Sam Wang wrote: >> there IS a general market ballpark figure for every kind of prints > > Katharine Thayer resonds: > If that's so, why not post a list of those ballpark figures? I'm > sure that would be helpful to the original questioner, as well as to > a lot of other folks. > > Sam Wang writes: > - price, unfortunately, also decides the amount of viewer enjoyment: > "wouldn't you rather look at a print you know is worth lots > of $$$? > > Katharine Thayer responds: > > I'm sorry, I don't agree with that at all. .... I'd rather sell to > people who buy art because it means something to them regardless of > price. > > From: Altview@aol.com <Altview@aol.com> > >I think it is pointless to calculate pricing based >on such mundanes as cost of materials and hours spent making an image > > Garret Denice: > I agree. The 'cost based' philosophy might work better for commercial > photography, but not art.
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