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Fine Art
Giclée Reproductions
About
Giclée
- The
Term: The
term "Giclée
print" connotes an elevation
in printmaking technology.
Images are generated from high
resolution digital scans and
printed with archival quality
inks onto various
substrates. The Giclée
printing process provides better
color accuracy than any other
means of reproduction. Careful
attention is paid to balanced
lighting, accurate color
reproduction, edge-to-edge
sharpness and other factors
critical to the production of an
excellent likeness of the
original.
Unlike other printing methods,
each image is sent to the inkjet
printer individually. This
advanced method has numerous
advantages. There is no
wear-and-tear on plates, each
image is identical, first to last
in a series.
Giclée reproduction is the
fastest growing innovation in the
fine art market at this
time. This contemporary
technology produces incredible
detail and brilliant colors. The
actual (versus perceived) image
resolution is higher than with
traditional lithography,
resulting in crisp contrast with
rich, intense colors. Sometimes
the image may be enhanced and
personalized by adding a
finishing touch by hand painting
over the printed image thus
creating an original piece of
art. It is the closest
thing available on print to an
original piece of art.
- The
Paper: H.R. Lovell
Gallery's Giclées are produced
on highest quality Crane
Watercolor Paper imported from
England. This paper is
specially treated to handle the
archival inks. Life span
estimates of prints by
third-party tests indicate
longevity in excess of 100
years. However, it is
recommended that collectors
handle those prints as they would
watercolor paintings. They
should be framed under glass and
no print or painting should ever
be exposed to direct sunlight.
- The
Quality: Although
the process is relatively new, it
is now recognized as the most
superior of print formats.
The quality of the Giclée print
rivas traditional silver-halide
and gelatin printing process and
is commonly found in museums and
art galleries around the
world. They are a highly
collectible, established medium
in the fine-art community and now
represent approximately 55% of
all fine art prints currently
produced worldwide. Examples can
be found in New York City at the
Metropolitan Museum and the
Museum of Modern Art. Also
the Boston Museum of Art will
only let their original works be
copied only on the Epson 9600
wide format Giclée printer as
used here in the H.R. Lovell
Gallery.
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