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I was at a university print fair recently. The numbering, edition numbering, etc. was all over the place. There was no standard. It was confusing for me, as a b
by dfxm12 3y ago
I was at a university print fair recently. The numbering, edition numbering, etc. was all over the place. There was no standard. It was confusing for me, as a buyer who really isn't a collector and connected to this stuff. It didn't stop me (or others) from buying a few things though. Prices weren't tied to edition size, and I didn't overhear any buyers asking about this stuff anyway. Yeah, this was the low end of the market, but great art still speaks for itself and will sell regardless of if there's a couple hundred or an (effectively) unlimited amount of them in the world.
As an aside, I get annoyed when I try to buy something limited online & it sells out instantly and shows up on ebay. Stuff like that makes no sense to set a hard limit for since artists are probably leaving money on the table (they could either raise their prices or produce more). A timed release would be nice in these cases, but quality printing is a skill and I get that an artist can't always leave the number they're committed to make to chance like that...