Art Glossary
Techniques, terms, proofs, and essential vocabulary browse everything in one place.
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Techniques, Terms, & Types
Browse everything in one place.
Proofs are prints authorized by the artist in addition to the limited signed and numbered edition. The total size
of an art edition consists of the signed and numbered prints plus all outstanding proofs. If a set of proofs
consists of more than one print, numbers are inscribed to indicate the number of the prints within the total
number of the particular type of proof (e.g., AP 5/20 means the fifth print in a set of twenty identical prints
authorized as artist proofs). Proofs are generally signed by the artist as validation of the prints.
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