Emerald

Important Note Regarding "Emerald":

To clear up some confusion about "Emerald"">

William Tolliver Giclee - "Emerald"

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"Emerald"
30 x 40 (image size)
Giclee on Canvas Reproduction
Available Estate Signed Only

75 Estate Signed and Numbered - 15 Artist Proof
5 Hors de Commerce

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Important Note Regarding "Emerald":
To clear up some confusion about "Emerald", we would like to take this time to explain the background of this piece and its reproductions.

In 1999, William and Debrah Tolliver had this piece reproduced into a giclee. The Edition numbers were set beforehand, but as many of you may (or may not) know, with Giclee's, you do not have to have every piece printed at once. Instead you can have them printed as they sell, or as your inventory calls for it. Before the Tolliver's untimely deaths, they had approximately 320 reproductions of "Emerald" printed. These 320 prints covered not only the Signed and Numbered edition, but also the Artist Proof, Hors de Commerce, and the Remarques. This left approximately 45 prints available for reproduction.

At the end of 2006, The Estate decided to go forth with what we are calling the Final Release of "Emerald". To commemorate this much sought after and desired piece of artwork, we also decided to have this piece printed on canvas, instead of paper as with the original run of the edition. These canvas pieces have also been individually hand embellished to highlight the original paint strokes created by William Tolliver.

We hope that this has cleared up any confusion you may have had. If you have any more questions regarding "Emerald" or any of Tolliver's work, please do not hesitate to contact us by any of the methods listed in the upper right hand corner of this page.

What is a Giclee?

Giclee With the advent of the Giclee the art of fine printing has become even more precise. Because no screens are used, the prints have a higher apparent resolution than lithographs. The dynamic color range is like serigraph. In the Giclee process a fine steam of ink-more than four million droplets per second is sprayed onto archival art paper or canvas. The effect is similar to an air brush technique but much finer. Each piece is carefully hand mounted onto a drum which rotates during printing. Exact calculation of hue, value and density direct the ink of four nozzles. This produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes (with over 3 million colors possible) of highly saturated, nontoxic water-based ink. The artist's color approval and input are essential for creating the final custom setting for the edition.

The latest advancements in the Giclee process are the work of a sophisticated fine art production facility that utilizes the highest resolution digital printers. This edition of fine art prints is a collaboration between the artist and a specially trained printing craftsmen. They have extended the boundaries of current technology by customizing their equipment, designing new programs, and offering protective coatings to ensure quality standards for the collector.

Displaying a full color spectrum, Giclee prints capture every nuance of an original painting - be it watercolor, oil or acrylic

What does Remarque, Hors de Commerce, Artist Proof and Signed and Numbered mean?

R/M - Remarque's A current practice by some artist in the addition of a small personalized drawing near his penciled signature in the margin of the print. Known has a Remarque. Example R/M 1/8 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

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.