Instant Expert: Collecting Prints

by LYONS, LEILA

• ISBN13: 9780375720567
• ISBN10: 0375720561
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-02-14
• Publisher: House of Collectibles

Summary

Learn the languageof techniques such as woodcut and lithograph, and art period terms such as Baroque and Art Deco, and the answers to these questions and more: What determines value? What does an appraiser do? What information should be on your sales slip and why is it important? Insider tipson valuating, buying, and selling fine art printsalong with expert advice on current market trends. A one-of-a-kind resourceon how to build and care for a collection, the history of prints and printmaking techniques, a guide to online sources, galleries, and publications.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
A Prints Primer: Terms and Techniques
The Five P's	p. 1
What Are the Processes Used in Printing?	p. 4
What Terms Should I Know?	p. 16
A Brief History of Graphic Arts
In the Beginning...	p. 20
The Fifteenth Century: Gothic Imagery	p. 22
The Sixteenth Century: Mannerism	p. 23
The Seventeenth Century: Baroque	p. 25
The Eighteenth Century: Rococo and Neo-Classicism	p. 27
The Nineteenth Century: Romanticism and Impressionism	p. 35
The Twentieth Century: All the "-isms"	p. 47
The ABC's of Collecting Prints
What Is an Original Print?	p. 58
What Makes a Collector?	p. 59
Where Can I Purchase Original Prints?	p. 62
How Do I Begin Collecting?	p. 64
What Should I Collect?	p. 66
What Determines Value?	p. 67
How Do I Know if a Print Is Real?	p. 72
How Do I Take Care of My Prints?	p. 73
How Should I Frame My Prints?	p. 75
Instant Expert Quiz	p. 79
Resource Guide	p. 82
Museums and Collections	p. 82
Other Research Resources	p. 85
Professional Associations	p. 86
Places to Buy Prints and Supplies	p. 87
Glossary	p. 98
Bibliography	p. 123
Market Trends	p. 137
Index	p. 142
About the Author	p. 147
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