What is Giclée Print?
Giclée - Museum Quality Archival Reproductions of paintings printed on the highest quality acid-free Fine Art Paper. Giclée provides the highest quality fine art prints with rich colors in the tradition of original stone lithography. Giclée is made with an ultra-high-resolution fine art printer, using the very finest archival inks and papers. Archival Giclée will last more than 200 years before any noticeable shift in color integrity occurs. That's longer than most original watercolors! Archival Giclée colors are identical to the original painting. The value is in the rich detail as well as in the potential resale value such a print has as a recognized work of art. All Archival Giclée Prints are personally signed by the artist. The quality of the paper and color is guaranteed for 200 years.

What is Limited Edition?
Limited Edition - a reproduction of an original work of art that is signed and sequentially numbered by the artist. The total number of prints is fixed or limited by the artist or the publisher.

What is Certificate of Authenticity?
Certificate of Authenticity - A warranty statement of authenticity of a limited edition print that records the title of the work, the artist’s name, the edition size and the print's number within the edition, the number of artist's proofs and the release date. It is a guarantee that the edition is limited and that the image will not be published again in the same form.

What is Numbered?
Numbered - Each copy of a limited edition print is marked with two numbers separated by a slash mark. The first number identifies the particular copy, and the second indicates edition size: 42/950, for instance, identifies print number 42 of a 950-copy edition.

What is Open Edition?
Open Edition - A print produced with no predetermined limit to the number of copies that might be made. Open edition prints may or may not be signed by the artist.Open Edition prints are not numbered by artist and do not have a certificate of authenticity.

What is Matting?
Matting – Decorative board used in framing that provides contrast between the image and the moulding. Most matting is acid-free and is an important part of the conservation framing technique.

What is "acid-free"?
"acid-free" - important aspect of print conservation. All materials in actual contact with the print should contains no chemicals that might eventually damage the paper or the inked image: these materials are described as "acid-free"

What is Artist Proof?
Artist Proof (AP)- Often numbered, these copies of a limited edition print are signed and typically titled "Artist Proof." –Artist proofs are the first copies printed and used to indicate the artist’s approval of color reproduction and other mechanical aspects of the printing process. Artist proofs are a strong part of the printmaking tradition and are of a quality similar to the standard edition print. Artist's proofs are distinguished by the abbreviation AP and are numbered separately; they often represent 10 percent of an edition and are slightly more expensive than prints in the regular edition.