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Art Prints in Trieste: Editions, Signatures and Prices

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Art prints in Trieste: what you are actually buying

An art print is a work made to exist in more than one copy. The number of copies is fixed beforehand, each one is signed, and once the edition is sold out no more are printed: that, not the quality of the paper, is what separates it from a reproduction.

The techniques, briefly

  • Etching and lithography: printed from a plate or stone, often by hand; the run is also limited by the wear on the matrix.
  • Screen printing: colour laid down layer by layer through a mesh; flat, saturated tones.
  • Pigment printing (giclée): digital printing with pigment inks; today the most common technique for photography and digitally made work.

How to read an edition

"12/25" means copy twelve of 25. Artist's proofs, marked A.P., are normally outside the numbering and few. Signature and number are usually in pencil in the margin; a certificate records them in writing. The guide to editions and print runs goes into detail.

Art print or poster

A poster is printed in an undeclared quantity and is not signed: it can be reprinted at will. An art print states how many copies exist and who signed them. That is the difference that counts, even when the image is the same.

Before you buy, in Trieste

The city's public collections — Museo Revoltella, Castello di Miramare, Museo Sartorio — remain the best way to train your eye before choosing what to hang.

The prints we offer

This page shows our 53 photographic prints, at 65–145 €. The whole catalogue, painting and mixed media included, is printed in editions of 25, signed and with a certificate, in 40 × 30 cm and 60 × 40 cm formats.

Art and artists of Trieste

Where to see art

  • Museo Revoltella
  • Castello di Miramare
  • Museo Sartorio

Artists linked to the city

Italo Svevo · James Joyce · Umberto Saba

Further reading

Art for every budget

What the catalogue holds for Trieste

The selection we curate holds 53 works by 8 artists, priced from 65–145 €. These are real figures, updated with the catalogue.

Available works
53
Price range
65–145 €
Median price
65 €
Artists
8

Available formats: 40 × 30 cm

Every work is signed and ships unframed, rolled in a tube.

After Trieste, at home

What stays with you from a city is often a way of looking. The works on ArtMarket are artist-signed prints, numbered and sold with a certificate.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an art print and a poster?+

An art print states its edition size and is signed, and it is not reprinted once sold out. A poster has neither a declared edition nor a signature.

What does "12/25" on a print mean?+

It is copy number twelve of an edition of 25. Artist's proofs (A.P.) are normally outside the numbering.

What does a signed art print cost?+

Our photographic prints run 65–145 €; the whole catalogue 65–295 €, in editions of 25 with a certificate.