image: 1) The dimensions (in inches) of the actual image of the artwork.
Most paper editions have a white border around the image. Canvas editions
usually are the same overall size and image size. When paper editions are
framed with matting the overall framed size is about 10 inches larger than
the image size. When canvas editions are framed with liners the overall
framed size is about 8 inches larger than the image size.
2) The printed or colored portion of a print.
medium: 1) What material the item is made of or the art is produced on.
Examples include paper (white), black paper, canvas, board, cel (acetate),
sculptures...
2) The specific tool and material used by an artist, e.g., brush and oil
paint, chisel and stone.
3) The mode of expression employed by an artist, e.g., painting, sculpture,
the graphic arts.
4) A liquid that may be added to a paint to increase its manipulability
without decreasing its adhesive, binding or film-forming properties.
signed: When an item states that it is signed, that means that the artist
has personally inspected, approved and hand signed the item.
Some popular artists work is still produced after their passing. It is
common industry practice to have their spouse sign and approve their art.
This is the case with artists list Charles Wysocki and Stephen Lyman.
edition: The total number of copies printed from the same plates or blocks
and published about the same time.
cert: (Certificate of Authentication) States if an edition comes with a
certificate or not. Typically limited editions (numbered art) comes with a
certificate (YES). Open editions (art without numbering, posters) do not
have a certificate (n/a).
paper: Paper is the most common material used in reproducing art. When
paper art is framed it must go behind matting and glazing (glass or
plexiglass) to protect the paper and the image. Without matting and glazing
the paper would be damaged and the art would lose its integrity and value.
Most paper editions have a white border around the image. When paper
editions are framed with matting the overall framed size is about 10 inches
larger than the image size.
lithograph: A generic term used to designate a print made by a planographic
process, such as an original lithograph done on a lithographic stone or a
commercial print made by a photo-mechanical process.
canvas: Reproductions can be produced on canvas (a fabric material). Art
that is on canvas is typically displayed using a liner and frame and does
not require matting or glazing (glass or plexiglass) as with paper art.
Canvas reproductions are closer to the look of an original painting because
of the canvas texture and the absence of a glass or plexiglass covering.
Canvas editions usually have the same overall size and image size. When
canvas editions are framed (including a liner) the overall framed size is
about 8 inches larger than the image size.
giclee: Giclee is French meaning “to spray on” and pronounced, ‘zhee-clay.’
The giclee process produces a highly saturated and dynamic color range that
is an exact color representation of an original work of art. Many times it
is produced on the same watercolor paper or canvas as the original. Placed
side by side it may take the artist to distinguish the original from the
giclee. The giclee is an affordable option to buying original works of art.
reproduction - The act of reproducing; copying; The product of the act of
reproducing, especially when it is significantly faithful in its resemblance
to the form and elements of the original.