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What is a
Serigraph? |
Serigraph
Because it is basically a stencil process, serigraphy (also known as silk screening or screen printing) has the deepest roots of any printmaking techniques.
A serigraph is created this way: A screen of silk, nylon or polyester is stretched tightly across a frame. A design is made in stencil form on the mesh by blocking out parts of the mesh. The remaining open areas allow the ink to be squeegeed through to the paper below, resulting in the final printed image.
Serigraphs are works of the artist conceived as serigraphs and had printed either by himself or a master printer under the artist's supervision. Although many prints may be made from each set of screens , each is printed individually. Therefore, serigraphs, like other graphics media, are termed "multiple originals".
Many serigraphs today are produced from an original work in another medium. These are printed in much the same way, but use camera-produced screens. These serigraphs, usually published and offered for sale by a publisher, may be done with or without the artist's involvement in the printing process |
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What
does Remarque,
Hors de Commerce,
Artist Proof and
Signed and
Numbered mean? |
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A/P - Artist Proofs
Common practice is that 10 to 15 percent of an edition reserved for the
artist. These proofs are identical to impressions in the edition in most
instances. Example A/P 3/35. |
S/N - Signed and Numbered Authenticated
with the artist signature, the total number of impressions in the
edition, and the order in which impression is signed: "4/350",
indicated that the print is an edition of 350 impressions. |
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H/C - Hor de Commerce Hor de Commerce (Not for trade) traditionally were the graphics pulled with the regular edition but marked by the artist for business use only. These graphics were used for entering shows, exhibits, samples, etc. Today however, since people began to acquire and collect them, these graphics now generally find their way to the market place through regular channels and are sold. Example: H/C 2/10 |
S/N
- Signed and Numbered Authenticated with the artist signature, the
total number of impressions in the edition, and the order in which
impression is signed: "4/350", indicated that the print is
an edition of 350 impressions. |
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