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From: hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER)
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Subject: Re: Art as an Investment.
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Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 12:40:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  2 12:40:35 1984
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Re: Artist's Proofs

 
Craig Hockenberry's claim that artist's proofs are not as good
an investment as numbered graphics is generally not correct.
Any legitimate edition usually specifies how many a.p.'s
were pulled, and usually number not more than five.
The reason for the existence of a.p.'s is not that they are
trial versions of the print. They are exactly the same as
the print. The artist usually contracts with the publisher
for a certain number of copies to be made to be sold by
the publisher. The artist then also retains the right to
get a few copies for his personal use. These are the a.p.'s.
The artist may give them to friends, trade them to other artists,
or give them for sale to charitable organizations. They make
their way into the market through these channels.

Herman Silbiger