Re: Editioning

If they had a 'unique' Man Ray print, it was truely so. His prints are
selling in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is one French-Swiss
gentleman with a blank check for any original Man Ray prints.

There was quite a scandal about that.

S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loris Medici" <loris_medici@yahoo.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Editioning

>
> Thanks for the info Gerry. I think that description is a little bir
> compulsive / overkill (especially section about the negative)...
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Giliberti" <GGiliberti@Controlotron.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 4:46 PM
> Subject: RE: Editioning
>
>
> > In B/W and color photography a unique print, as told to me by Janet Lehr
> of
> > the Vered Art Gallery in East Hampton, NY, is a print that has no
existing
> > negative, is the only surviving print of its kind, it's signed by the
> > photographer and should have been printed by the photographer (this may
> not
> > always be the case. In terms of colleting I'm sure this relates to
> > alternative process prints. (Note: I found this info out when I asked
her
> > about a Many Ray print that they had for sale and they labeled it
> "Unique.")
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Loris Medici [mailto:loris_medici@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 6:09 PM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Editioning
> >
> >
> >
> > I follow that custom too. I sell unique prints (BTW, what is the
> difference
> > between a unique print and a monoprint?), but I warning the purchaser
that
> > the prints are unique only for the medium/color + size combination, in
> other
> > words: I can print the same image in another medium/color and/or size. I
> > don't think it's wrong to call this "unique" as soon as the purchaser is
> > informed correctly. What do you think?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Loris.
>
>
>
Received on Tue Jul 6 20:38:51 2004