| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 17, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| PERSONAL BUSINESS
Building Your Collection Photo buyers should ask the following questions when shopping for works: -- Is the photo a vintage work, produced when the negative was made? Or is it a modern print? -- What's the work's provenance? -- How many were in its edition? -- What's the physical condition? The tonal range? -- Is it framed according to archival standards? -- Is the photographer enjoying recent popularity (like Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1980s) or of longstanding credibility (like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston)? -- Is the photo a ''fine reproduction''? If so, it's a mechanical reproduction, not the real McCoy made from the original negative. Print collectors should do the following: -- Buy the best from the most recognized artists if your budget is limited. -- Know the differences between intaglio, iris prints, lithographs, and screen prints. -- Check on the size of the edition the print comes from. Numbered prints should be all the same quality. ''Artist's proofs'' might differ in quality. -- Learn the difference between an original signed print vs. a reproduction (or even a poster). DATA: MICHAEL FOLEY, DIRECTOR, EDWARD CARTER PHOTO GALLERY, NEW YORK; RICHARD SOLOMON, PRESIDENT, PACE EDITIONS INC. (PRINTS), NEW YORK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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