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Originally Posted by tabs
A print is something I can buy down at Wall Mart for $24.99.
There are etchings, serigraphs, lithographs. Then is it signed by the artist and numbered.
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They are all prints. If it's not an original work, it's a print. The only differences being the print method/medium/substrate.
The most common:
Lithograph (offset plates).
Serigraph (silkscreen).
Giclée (ink-jet).
Intaglio (etching).
As mentioned above, not all are (hand) signed by the artist either.
Also, the "official" editions are typically numbered, but there are usually plenty of extras made during a run, and those are usually left unnumbered.
Some go back to the artist, some are used for gallery displays, etc.
