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Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting Phoebe Phillips

Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting By Phoebe Phillips

Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting by Phoebe Phillips


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Summary

An exceptionally practical book on collecting prints. Features straight-forward, basic information that is usefule to the beginner and also to the experienced collector interested in buying for pleasure and as an investor.

Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting Summary

Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting by Phoebe Phillips

' Prints, overshadowed in the past decade by the popularity of photo art, are back in the mainstream ' - Wall Street Journal, April 2003 Art is now part of everyday life. Museums, galleries, art fairs and exhibitions are potent crowd-pullers, the visitors looking for enjoyment and delight as well as instruction and education. Financial advisors suggest art as an investment - especially at the very affordable level of original prints. Yet what if the enthusiastic collector finds that what they bought is not what they thought it was? Can you be sure of the difference between a photographic reproduction and an original lithograph or etching? And when thousands of T-shirts are printed with silkscreen images, when can a silkscreen be a limited edition print? And does a signature guarantee authenticity? What about new technology, too - how are computer graphics programmes used by artists as well as fakers? Today, more than ever, these and a hundred other questions need accurate answers, to help the co

About Phoebe Phillips

Phoebe Phillips was a pioneering West End gallery owner showing young British artists long before it was a sensible thing to do. Her subsequent professional life includes being an editor, writer and a creator of illustrated books specialising in history, the arts and collecting.

Table of Contents

Part One: Essential Information; What is an original print?; The artist making prints; Essential A-Z: about prints and collecting; Part Two: Starting to Collect; Getting started; Where to go; Choose for please, buy for investment; Checklist for buying - and for selling; Part Three: The Collector at Home; Record-keeping; Checklist for insurance; Valuation; Care and conservation; Handling; Framing and hanging; Part Four: Printmaking; Traditional printmaking: an introduction; Paper; Relief printing; Intalglio printing; Planographic printing Photography in printmaking; Computers in printmaking; Part Five: Sources and Resorces A-Z of selected name; Further information; Bibliographies; Printmaking and print studios

Additional information

GOR006558765
9781851494583
1851494588
Modern and Contemporary Prints: a Practical Guide to Collecting by Phoebe Phillips
Used - Very Good
Hardback
ACC Art Books
1999-01-01
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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