Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!hogpc!houxb!hrs From: hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) Newsgroups: net.invest Subject: Re: Art as an Investment. Message-ID: <364@houxb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 12:40:35 EDT Article-I.D.: houxb.364 Posted: Tue Oct 2 12:40:35 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Oct-84 19:38:15 EDT References: felix.371 Lines: 20 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