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| | A limited edition print is an original image limited to a predetermined print quantity. The edition is often signed by the artist and individual prints are always numbered. The numbers on the print denote the individual piece number in the edition over the total edition size. For example, 3/125 is the 3rd print in a series of 125. |
 | Art.com works with highly reputable art publishers to select quality artists, who are known, respected and loved. We are pleased to present artists such as Didier Lourenco, the award-winning Spanish painter, who frequently exhibits in Paris, Lisbon and New York. Or Diane Romanello, the romantic realism landscape painter, who is recognized as one of the foremost American artists today.
We offer carefully selected art and artists for every taste – beautiful maritime and coastal art from such well-known artists as John Mecray and Sally Caldwell Fisher; stunning regional landscapes by Peter Sculthorpe and Albert Swayhoover; popular wildlife art from Alan Hunt and Lee Cable; and much more. From the traditional to pop culture, our goal was to offer the best online selection anywhere. |  |
 | | The making of limited edition prints is a time-consuming, exacting and collaborative effort among the artist, a publisher and a printer. The choice of paper, printing technique, the size of the edition, the consistent quality of each print in the edition are just as critical as the artist’s choice of subject matter and style. |
 |  |  | | | | Serigraphy is a printing process where ink is pressed through a silk screen onto paper. A different screen is used for each color in the image. Unlike offset printing, silkscreening allows the artist to vary the colors and patterns while printing. The serigraphy process was widely used in early twentieth century advertising posters and in pop art. |  | "Echoes of Unrestrained Beauty"
LE Serigraph by Nivia Gonzalez |
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|  | | | | | Giclee printing made its debut in 1985 and incorporates the technology of digital printing, whereby microscopic ink droplets are precisely positioned onto a surface. Giclee prints offer incredible saturation, depth of color, and a beautifully finished print that captures the essence of the artist’s intent. Many contemporary and influential artists have adopted this new, high-quality printing technique. |  | "Reservoir with Two Cows"
LE Giclee by Marcia Burtt |
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 | | | | | The lithographic process was developed in 1878 in Germany. The artist uses a greasy substance to draw an image on a hard, dense, but porous limestone. The entire surface is moistened with a gum arabic and water solution. Then ink is applied to the surface, coating the design areas and repelling from the non-greasy areas. Finally, a sheet of paper is laid over the stone, thus transferring the inked image to the paper. This demanding process is repeated for each color in the image. A variation on stone lithography is offset lithography, where metal plates are used instead of limestone. |  | "Once We Were Many"
LE Lithograph by Lee Cable |
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|  | | | | | As its name implies, mixed media prints incorporate a variety of techniques. Typical mixed media prints start with a basic image produced by the artist on a hand-run printing press. Then the image is enhanced with a variety of materials including hand-tinting, gold and silver leafing, metallic inks, application of papers, textiles, pastels, charcoals, etc. With the mixed media technique, each individual print contains slight variations from the rest of the edition. Because of the artist’s individual application, these editions have a uniqueness that often increases their value more than other printing techniques over the years. |  | "Summer Calm"
LE Mixed Media by Richard Hall |
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 | The traditional art of papermaking has remained virtually the same since it was invented in China almost 2000 years ago. The most important changes have been in the materials. Europeans evolved papermaking by using cotton and linen fibers. The more cotton and high-quality fibers present, the stronger the paper. Fine-quality paper affects the quality of a print’s color and will age with minimal deterioration.
The paper on which serigraphs, giclees, mixed media and stone lithographs are printed adds immensely to the value and quality of the print. The paper weight and content determine the difference in the way a print looks, feels and ages. The choice of paper is also a key factor in how to best interpret the original piece and the artist’s intent. |
 | Limited edition prints deserve special handling to preserve and protect their fine quality. Art.com has developed a custom process designed to protect a limited edition print from the moment it arrives in our facility to the moment it is delivered directly to your door.
We have professional framing specialists, trained and certified by the Professional Picture Framers’ Association, who follow strict framing guidelines. Our shipping personnel and process are carefully monitored to minimize damage before, during and after the artwork leaves our facility. |
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