![]() ![]() ![]() So this is one case where the price of originals does not far exceed the price of the prints. Because I'm no longer working with galleries, I don't have to provide originals to the market. My work is not all that expensive, but recently, I've decided to hang onto my originals and sell giclee prints from my website. If you've been selling through galleries successfully and other venues for a number of years, and thereby, the price range for your originals is in the thousands of dollars' range, why not offer giclee prints for sale so that a larger audience who already loves your work (but cannot afford it), can enjoy it in their homes and businesses? Those same folks would buy a print - if just to have it in their home.ĭo You Sell Your Originals For Prices That Are Higher Than Most Can Afford? Most artists who have giclees made, sell them because the price of their original work has risen enough over the years that many who love their work can't afford it. Today, the reasons for having editions of prints are different. In other words, when the artist can't produce enough original work to keep up with the demand, that's the time to consider selling prints. ![]() Most, if not all, said that an artist is ready to sell prints when they can't keep up with sales of their originals. This fact piqued my curiosity, so I asked those artists how they knew they were ready to sell prints. When I participated in a string of outdoor summer shows in New England, there were a few artists who made the majority of their income through selling prints. She has taught art marketing seminars at Scottsdale Artist School and at the 2012 Oil Painters of America national convention and show.īefore I move on to talk about the specifics of having prints made, pricing and details about selling them, it's important that you, the artist, determine whether or not investing in prints is a good idea. In today's blog, I'll post some questions for you to ponder so you can make informed decisions when it comes to having prints made. Lori authored and illustrated step-by-step articles for Watercolor Magazine from 2007 to 2012. This article is by Lori Woodward, regular contributing writer for FineArtViews. She is a member of the the Putney Painters, an internationally known group of a dozen artists who paint under the mentorship of Richard Schmid. ![]()
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