What's a Limited Edition Print?
Limited edition prints provide an affordable way to own the work of the best contemporary painters. Limited edition images have restricted print runs to create rarity for the collector and each limited edition is individually quality-checked and hand sorted, numbered and signed by the artist and sold with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Limited editions are published in standard offset lithograph format and also in other exciting media including silk-screens on canvas.
What are they?
A Limited Edition print is created when the number of printed copies of a painting is strictly fixed, or "limited", by the artist and by the publisher to create rarity for the benefit of the collector. All additional prints, as well as the printing plates, are then destroyed.
When creating a Limited Edition print, the latest technology is combined with the skill of craftsmen to achieve a result which matches the original work of art as closely as possible. Several different printing methods can be used, ranging from the standard offset-lithograph to a silk-screen (serigraph) or gouttelette. The resulting prints are individually quality-checked by the printers, by the publisher's craftsmen and by the artist, who puts the final seal of approval onto the finished print with a signature to verify both quality and accuracy.
Limited Edition prints are individually numbered and the numbering shows clearly both the edition size and the number of the individual print within the edition. Thus, the numbering 4 / 295 would indicate that the print is the fourth in an edition of 295.
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The concept of artificially limiting editions of prints developed in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, the publishing of Limited Edition prints has allowed collectors to bring signed and approved works by great artists into houses and offices throughout the world.

Caring for a Limited Edition
A Limited Edition print should last for many years. Treating the print with care will help to provide lasting enjoyment and we would recommend the following rules:
- Never store prints without over mounts directly on top of one another unless they have been separated by an acid-free tissue
- Never store or leave prints flat on the floor; they should be elevated so that air can circulate underneath and around them
- When handling prints, always have clean hands
- Use two hands when lifting prints so that the edges do not become crimped and support the print when carrying it flat so that it does not become pinched or creased
- Never touch or drag anything across the image area or use pressure-sensitive tapes on the paper
- Ensure that there is no dampness on any wall where a print is to be hung
- Never hang or store prints over or next to a radiator or heater
- Never place prints in direct sunlight and avoid strong reflected light
Alton Perkins, CEO
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