What is The Greenwich Workshop
Difference and
what are the
rewards of owning a Greenwich Workshop Fine Art
Edition?
Possessing the Best
Every Greenwich Workshop Catalogue is a Who’s Who of the most
award-winning, sought-after and influential artists painting today.
Serious collectors recognize them as the most important painters in
their genres. The Greenwich Workshop tradition of quality and
integrity begins with our Family of Artists. To see Greenwich
Workshop artists visit: Greenwich
Workshop Artists - Picture This framing & gallery
Investment Assurance
Not all Editions are created equal. A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art
Edition is the highest quality fine art Edition your money can buy.
Our exacting standards have been the envy of the industry for over
35 years. Created from the artist’s original work, Fine Art Editions
are produced in strictly limited quantities. Each print is inspected
and signed by the artist, inspected again by Greenwich and then
consecutively numbered, giving each an individual identity and the
Greenwich Workshop’s assurance of quality.
Fidelity and Archival Quality
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Editions are printed with the most
advanced reproduction technology for image fidelity. We will invest
months of collaborative color work with the artist before we are
ready to produce an image. Fade-resistant archival inks and the
finest acid-free papers and canvas ensure the longevity of your fine
art purchase.
Rarity
By definition, Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Editions are limited—very
limited. Only the smallest fraction of homes can own a print or
canvas from a given edition. This assures that any Greenwich
Workshop art in your home is reflective of your unique and
individual taste.
Potential of the Secondary Market
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Editions that are Sold Out at Publisher
and continue to create collector demand are sometimes made available
on what is referred to as the “Secondary Market.” The value of any
sold out edition is the result of this free market phenomenon and
based wholly on the price a collector is willing to pay and a seller
is willing to accept.
Local Expert
Your Authorized Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Dealer is your own
personal art consultant and skilled gallery and framing
professional. Fine art is an investment, meant to be framed and
protected with care. Your Authorized Greenwich Workshop Fine Art
Dealer is there for you every step of the way, offering professional
advice for your unique art preferences. Greenwich Workshop Fine Art
Editions are available through
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What are Greenwich Workshop Fine Art
Reproduction Techniques?
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée
Print
A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art print is a Edition replicated on
archival quality paper using glicée printing.
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas
A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art canvas is a Edition printed on
archival quality canvas using glicée printing.
Giclée (pronounced zshee-clay)
Giclée is a digital printing technology in which incredibly fine
jets of ink literally “spray” the image onto paper or canvas. This
process builds the fine art reproduction in infinitesimal increments
as the paper or canvas passes beneath.
Offset Lithography (Print / Canvas)
Offset lithography is a photomechanical or digital printing
technique that transfers an image from metal or paper plates onto
rubber rollers (called printing blankets), then onto the final paper
or canvas. Greenwich Workshop inks and archival papers and canvases
are specially made to our exact specifications, resulting in
unmatched clarity and color fidelity to the original.
Textured Canvas
This unique and complicated canvas technique replicates the look and
feel of an original painting, right down to an artist’s
brushstrokes. Oil-based inks are laid on a thin piece of oil-based
material using the process of offset lithography. A textured mold is
created from the original artwork, and heat and vacuum pressure bond
this mold to the final canvas.
Original Stone Lithograph
This is an age-old technique in which an image is drawn on a stone
by the artist (in reverse!) and then pressed by hand, one color at a
time, onto paper or canvas. Each lithograph is considered an
original because the image is created during the process, thus no
two are exactly the same.
Serigraphy
The serigraph process (also known as silk-screening) is a time-honored
hand printing technique, based on stenciling. Ink or paint is
carefully brushed through a fine fabric screen, portions of which
have been masked for impermeability. For each color, a different
portion of the screen must be masked, and each color must be allowed
to dry before the next is applied. The depth of color in the
resulting fine art serigraph is almost luminous.
Hand-Tinting
Hand-tinting predates the introduction of color lithography and
enhances the concept of a lithograph as an original since an artist
applies original brushwork.
Artist-Enhanced
Some paper or canvas editions include brushstrokes done by hand by
the artist. These additions enhance both the look and value of the
work.
Porcelain or Bronze
Each three-dimensional work of art first takes shape in sculptor’s
clay and is brought to its final form in the finest materials
available, including porcelain, bronze, pewter and even semiprecious
stones. Quality and craftsmanship, guided under the watchful eye of
the artist, are the hallmarks of the Greenwich Workshop collection
of porcelain and bronze editions.
What are
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Definitions?
MasterWork™
A large format Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition where either the
width or height exceeds 40 inches.
MuseumEdition™
An extra-large format Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition where
either the width or height exceeds 60 inches.
SmallWorks™ A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition with an image area of
144 square inches or less.
Anniversary Edition™
A series of releases that commemorates our anniversary by bringing
favorite paper-only releases to the canvas format. Each edition has
a preset order period. They are numbered 1/year of production in
roman numerals, i.e. 1/MMVIII.
Shipping Date
A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition appearing for the first time
in Catalogue is noted by its scheduled shipping date.
Signed by the Artist and Numbered (or S/N)
Each Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition is signed by the artist,
certifying their inspection and approval, then numbered.
Edition Size
The edition size is the number of reproductions in any given print
or canvas release. There are two numbers on a Greenwich Workshop
Fine Art Edition—for example, 157/250. The number on the bottom
(250) refers to the total number of reproductions in the edition.
The number above (157) is the number of the individual print.
Dimensions
Dimensions are marked in inches, listed width by height (w" x h")
and refer only to the image area on a print or canvas.
Stretched / Unstretched (Canvas)
Most canvases are delivered to your Authorized Greenwich Workshop
Dealer already stretched. Canvases that exceed 36" are delivered to
your Dealer unstretched and rolled in a tube.
Gallery Wrap
Stretched canvas with a clean, staple-free edge which can be
displayed with or without a picture frame.
Claybord™
A museum quality, acid-free panel coated with a smooth absorbent
comparable to the clay gesso grounds used during the Renaissance.
Low Inventory
A Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Limited Edition that is nearly Sold
Out at Publisher.
Sold Out at Publisher
No inventory of that particular edition remains at The Greenwich
Workshop. Be sure to check with your Authorized Dealer as they may
have one in stock or may be able to locate it on the secondary
market.
Artist Proofs (or APs)
An exclusive subset of any given release traditionally reserved for
use by the artist and publisher. Collectors give greater value to
APs, as they are often difficult to obtain. These are signed and
numbered separately from the edition. The letters “AP” can be found
written beside the numbers, for example, AP 1/20.
Remarque
A sketch or watercolor, usually handmade by the artist, which may
accompany a special fine art edition.
Order Period A set period of time during which orders can be placed
for a fine art edition.
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