Limited Edition
• An edition, as of a book or lithograph, limited to a specified small number of reproductions
Signed & Numbered
• The manner in which an artist catalogs a limited edition. Each piece will have a sequentially numbered Edition Size
• Bronze sculptors inscribe the edition number accompanied with their signature on the sculpture itself
• Painters and Photographers are known to sign them on the front of a piece but will occasionally place them on the back.
Edition Variations
• Within an edition Tim Cotterill the “Frogman” will alter a portion of the edition with a different color. The EV or edition variation will not exceed the original number in that edition.
Giclee (jee'clay)
• Meaning to squirt or to spray in French, giclees are produced now with an a high quality ink-jet printer.
• Originally applied to fine art prints created on an Iris printer invented in the early 1990’s.
Hand Embellished
• A term used to describe the application of paint applied to a giclee print by the artist.
• Hand Embellishments are additional time placed into the piece by the artist and usually add to its value.
• Embellishments may also be applied by artist's apprentices.