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An
original print is a work
of art on paper, which
has been conceived by
the artist to be created
as a print, at the time
of drawing the imagery.
All Graphic Prints are
Original Prints if it
satisfies the definition
and guidelines of Original
Prints.
The Oxford English Dictionary
defines an Original Print
as “A print
made directly from a master
image on
wood, stone,
metal etc. Which is executed
by the artist himself,
printed by him under his
supervision and in
recent
times, usually signed
by him".
The definition of an ORIGINAL
PRINT was agreed at the
International Congress
of Artists at Vienna in
1960, and subsequently
modified by the United
Kingdom National Committee
of I. A. A.
Accordingly
following guidelines determines
an Original Print
The artist alone has made
the imagery on the matrix.
The artist himself/herself
has done or supervised
the printing.
The artist has approved
the finished print.
The serial number and
the edition number are
mentioned in pencil usually
on the left hand corner.
The print technique is
mentioned in pencil next
to the edition number.
The artist has signed
in pencil along with the
year of printing usually
in right hand side corner.
The matrix is cancelled
or defaced upon completion
of the desired edition.
It is not a photomechanical
reproduction of an artwork,
and was not conceived
by the artist to be created
as a print at the time
of drawing the imagery.
One should not get confused
between an ORIGINAL GRAPHIC
PRINT made within the
above- mentioned framework
and mass-produced photomechanical
reproductions.
Each process of making
a master image and each
technique of printing
creates technical challenges
and offer aesthetic rewards
to print makers and viewers.
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