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This seems pretty incredible, unless there is something not entirely straightforward about who has actually made them. $1200-$2000 for an original limited editi
by jdmitch 13y ago
This seems pretty incredible, unless there is something not entirely straightforward about who has actually made them. $1200-$2000 for an original limited edition Salvador Dali or Marc Chagall print, seems like a steal. Maybe I just don't know much about how less rare artworks of well-known artists tend to be priced though...
- justincormack 13y agoPrints are cheap. These are not signed, "signed on plate" means the engraving plate was signed but that does not mean the print was supervised by the artist so they are semi mass produced. But even signed prints by moderately well known artists are cheap as they are very unfashionable.
- lmm 13y ago>even signed prints by moderately well known artists are cheap as they are very unfashionable. Sounds like it's a good time to buy them then?
- justincormack 13y agoIf you like them. Art is not a good investment.
- xmmx 13y agoWhy are reproductions so expensive? Why is this item (http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Canto-Minotaur/dp/B00E1WFQRA/ref=sr_1_59?s=art&ie=UTF8&qid=1375791725&sr=1-59&keywords=dali http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Canto-Minotaur/d...) so much more expensive than this one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Salvador-Dali-DIVINE-COMEDY-INFERNO-12-Color-Woodcut-The-Minotaur-/121042259120?pt=Art_Prints&hash=item1c2eae4cb0 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Salvador-Dali-DIVINE-COMEDY-INFERNO-...) even though neither are originals?
- smackfu 13y agoThe expensive one is signed in the bottom right, and also has some kind of red block print in the middle bottom. It says it is a woodblock print, so these are the "originals". But print pricing is very dependent on external factors. An artist may produce 100 prints when he starts, but then when he gets famous (or after his peak when he needs $$$), someone gets him to create another 5000 prints from those same blocks. Both sets may look identical, but if someone can identify something that proves yours is 1 of 100 rather than 1 of 5000, it is much more valuable. Also, as a practical matter, Dali prints are very often faked, so buying it from a real gallery who can provide a provenance is for the best. Given all that, the details given on the Amazon Art page for this print are completely insufficient for anyone who is going to spend that much on a print. I would not buy one at a tenth that price without seeing it in person.
- adregan 13y agoIf you refine your search to exclude prints, you can find original Dali for $78,500[1]. I'm not finding a lot of information on the "limited" nature of many of these lithographs, though. 1: http://www.amazon.com/Baie-Port-Lligat-LHomme-Croix/dp/B00E1X0BFG/ref=sr_1_4?s=art&ie=UTF8&qid=1375791971&sr=1-4&keywords=dali http://www.amazon.com/Baie-Port-Lligat-LHomme-Croix/dp/B00E1...