ABOUT GICLÉE ART

          What is a Giclée?

     A giclée is a high-resolution digital print made from archival ink and media combination. A Giclée is considered today the most accurate technique for reproducing original works of art. It is used by many museums and is a recognized fine art category like lithographs and serigraphs. Giclée prints look and feel like original art. Since giclée printmaking is digital throughout the entire production process, there is much control of color and greater opportunity for artist interaction. Giclées also have richer and more saturated color than other types of fine art printing. Giclées also provide higher resolution and far more reproducible colors than any other printmaking techniques.

Image permanence is of great concern to the artist and the art collectors. Giclée printmaking is very stable using the latest “pigment” inks giving fade and color shift resistance of better than a century under average indoor lighting conditions according to Wilhelm Reseach. 

          What can of material do we use?

      We use the finest materials currently available to produce giclée of outstanding archival quality. We use only Epson UltraChrome pigment inks which offer 8-color continuous tone printing with 1440 dpi resolution. For giclées on canvas we utilize a water resistance archival quality 18-21 mil thickness, high resolution canvas. The prints are coated with an Ultra Violet (UV) inhibitor that provides protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. The coating also protects the print from abrasion and light sprinkles of water. For printing on paper we utilize museum-quality, acid free 285 g/m2 art paper with a textured natural white finish.

         What retail prices do collectors pay for Giclées?

     The retail price varies on many factors, such as the artist’s reputation, the size of the edition and the size of the print. Small formats from a large edition can sell for as little as $150-$350. At the other extreme, Glicées can run in the tens of thousands dollars. Because of their superior quality, they typically bring higher prices than offset lithography editions and serigraphs.

         Have any Museum taken interest in Giclée?

     Dozens of Museums have mounted exhibitions of purchase Giclée for their permanent collections. These include The Metropolitan Museum (New York), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston), the National Museum of Mexico and the San Jose Museum, among others.