behaviorist
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smeared signature, by behaviorist on May 11, 2015 0:31:57 GMT 1, Interested in this forum's collective wisdom on the following:
How much does the strict appearance of an artist's signature affect the value of a print? I ask because I received a print, direct from the gallery, and noticed that the artist's signature, in pencil, is a tiny bit smudged. Not an aesthetic issue whatsoever, but wondered about issues down the line. After all, it's in thick pencil, and pencil can, well, smear a bit...
Interested in this forum's collective wisdom on the following:
How much does the strict appearance of an artist's signature affect the value of a print? I ask because I received a print, direct from the gallery, and noticed that the artist's signature, in pencil, is a tiny bit smudged. Not an aesthetic issue whatsoever, but wondered about issues down the line. After all, it's in thick pencil, and pencil can, well, smear a bit...
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samfrost
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smeared signature, by samfrost on May 11, 2015 1:07:10 GMT 1, To me it adds a bit of character to the print. I don't necessarily view it as a negative. Others down the road might question whether someone else smudged it later. It's art...things happen in the studio.
To me it adds a bit of character to the print. I don't necessarily view it as a negative. Others down the road might question whether someone else smudged it later. It's art...things happen in the studio.
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jayTown
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smeared signature, by jayTown on May 11, 2015 8:43:19 GMT 1, I've got a similar thing on a print of mine, i know I'll never sell that particular piece so im fine with it. I do think it has a negative impact on future sales though. People want prints to be absolutely pristine and a smudged signature could be from your bad handling. I know which i'd pick if I had a choice.
I've got a similar thing on a print of mine, i know I'll never sell that particular piece so im fine with it. I do think it has a negative impact on future sales though. People want prints to be absolutely pristine and a smudged signature could be from your bad handling. I know which i'd pick if I had a choice.
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Dibbs 45
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smeared signature, by Dibbs 45 on May 11, 2015 9:29:31 GMT 1, I'm sure if the signature still looks like the signature it will be fine, depends how smeared it is.
I'm sure if the signature still looks like the signature it will be fine, depends how smeared it is.
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virus
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smeared signature, by virus on May 11, 2015 17:06:09 GMT 1, My 'Tears' print by Sandra Chevrier has a smeared signature, got i directly from COA on release. Didn't really like that, but I am pretty sure it is Sandra that smeared the signature 
I don't know how usual it is these things happen?
My 'Tears' print by Sandra Chevrier has a smeared signature, got i directly from COA on release. Didn't really like that, but I am pretty sure it is Sandra that smeared the signature I don't know how usual it is these things happen? |
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Howard Johnson
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smeared signature, by Howard Johnson on May 11, 2015 17:14:28 GMT 1, If you purchased the print from a gallery and assuming you paid the normal gallery markup I'd consider asking for a discount if it was not disclosed. Paying a premium from a gallery carries the assurance of a pristine piece, and you should hold them to such expectations if it was listed as "mint". That being said, if they cut you a nice deal I wouldn't mention it as it won't likely hurt the future value if its a popular artist.
If you purchased the print from a gallery and assuming you paid the normal gallery markup I'd consider asking for a discount if it was not disclosed. Paying a premium from a gallery carries the assurance of a pristine piece, and you should hold them to such expectations if it was listed as "mint". That being said, if they cut you a nice deal I wouldn't mention it as it won't likely hurt the future value if its a popular artist.
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