I had received my package without the cap. I guess it got knocked off during transit. Should have been taped though.

Hopefully you can get another one.

It's all coming up trumps for those who don't cry over the giclee word!

Jonny Niesche Avail now.

Looks pretty good to me

Mine is perfect condition!

Yep, print is awesome. Very happy. Great packaging.

Received mine today so was very pleased with the print and then getting the email for a vat refund.

Did every else get one of the Avant Arte fabric bags in their packaging?

Gutted for ya

I would be asking them how the bag was created and which fabric was used:D

Sooner or later all of the collectors and galleries faced a situation like this. So its always good to have 2 prints left from (larger) edition for such issues. Or replace it with AP...
Hope all be good soon!

I consider myself a bit of a nerd around process so I think I understand your point of view here but to be clear are you comparing the finished product of these prints to a
greeting card?

To be clear .. I am not. What I am saying is, that techniques which can now be achieved by machines are far more amazing than they were just a few years ago when giclees were first appearing on the art market. While me among others are wowed by the look of these, it is something that can be relatively cheaply done (as we both agree not that it really matters). But I think there is a very worthwhile discussion to be had .. the influence of modern printing methods (and I have boring stuff to say on the subject) but this thread is not the place for it. It seems to me as some of you are searching for a hater or similar to take somesort of moral position on and I think you're probably barking up the wrong tree.

Art cave - you say some very sensible things like your post above, but you also say some things which are inevitably going to get people's backs up and bring hate your way like:

"Do you lot have any idea how cheap and simple it is to make a digital printout, you've been wearing ignorance like a badge of honour, this slick team can sell you anything. I'm sure there will be much more like this coming your way soon."

Surprisingly, people both individually and collectively, don't like being told you think they are ignorant and naive.

Regarding the print, the question that should be asked by the printer when asked to reproduce an existing original is "how can I best utilise the tools and techniques at my disposal to achieve the desired result" - in this instance I think the printer has excelled himself (and I say that as someone who has worked closely in a professional capacity with printers for 25 years).

You are right that the costs of production are a factor (one of many, and certainly not the main one) in the cost of the artwork, but I think you underestimate the costs associated with this particular print. Having 4 separate processes - screen printed background, then digital, then varnish, then emboss is a very different thing from just knocking out a digital or say a 4 colour screen print.

Artcave I agree does make some good points but it also comes across as they have some sort of vendetta against this particular set of prints or artist.
Murakami, Harland and Hockney release less technical prints for above this price point yet they are (mostly) still worth even more on the secondary. Is this not some sort of evidence that artist or even image sometimes will come before method or technique used on people's preferences. I know I would rather have a good image that was easily made than a poor image made with blood sweat and tears.
People ( me included ) will pay good cash for prints where the artist can't even be arsed to sign it after the process is over and it looks like Katrin has overseen the whole process tinkering with the aspects until she Was happy with end product.
I am yet to see the prints so I can't comment on whether or not it lives up to its promise but they sure look fine from the photos I've seen and looks are the most important thing when it comes to art.

Got my prints yesterday and they look AMAZING, unfortunately though they both arrived damaged. :-( The bottom edges slid out of the cardboard sandwich and they both got creased. Really hope they kept back a few for replacements.