Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess if they were for some reason not numbered which I think they normally are and there is normally documentation as to how many of every kind of print is in an edition. So this would seem to be a bit tricky to pull off. And I doubt its common and or done by anybody anybodies ever heard of . On 4/10/13 9:26 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > The AP "scam" is when a photographer "runs out" of limited edition, and > then continues to make "Artist Proof" after the fact so they can continue > to sell them. Not very ethical at best if they are limited edition and if > the proof really is every other way the same as the earlier limited prints. > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> The thing says they often say "AP" on them. >> Are for the "personal use" of the artist. >> But end up getting sold for more money than the regular edition. >> Its been going on for century's so its really not a scam. But a known and >> accepted way of doing the business of art. >> >> >> On 4/9/13 7:32 PM, "Lottermoser George" <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Bill Pearce wrote: >>> >>>> We haven't gotten to the other piece of the limited edition scam: The >>>> Artist's proof. I've seen instances where after a limited edition is >> sold >>>> out, a flood of AP's appears. Seems like another way to get more blood >> from >>>> the turnip. >>> >>> Generally, in the case of printmakers with integrity, >>> The Artist's Proofs are made first - leading up to the edition - >>> used to determine how an edition may be printed. >>> >>> I've printed very few "Editions." >>> Most all of my prints are "Artist's Proofs" >>> and numbered as such with roman numerals. >>> >>> It would be fairly normal, if a "Limited Edition" were to sell out >>> for a printmaker to also make available "Artist's Proofs" >>> which he or she considers worthy of their name. >>> >>> Whether it's a "Scam" or not really depends on the integrity of the >>> printmaker. >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/