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The Orientalist Art Print Shop is offering high quality Giclee prints
using acid-free, archival quality Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper. We use pigment inks
designed for professional grade output, using the latest 10-ink printing technology to render
natural tones while producing vivid images and providing exceptional image permanence.
About Giclee Printing
The Definition
Giclee (zhee-klay) - The French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a
spray or a spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French verb "gicler" meaning
"to squirt".
The Term The term "giclee print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are
generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various
substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides
better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.
The Process Giclee prints are created typically using professional 8-Color to 12-Color ink-jet printers.
Among the manufacturers of these printers are vanguards such as Epson, MacDermid Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard.
These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed prints for both the fine
art and photographic markets. Giclee prints are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Iris prints,
which are 4-Color ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris Graphics.
The Advantages Giclee prints are advantageous to artists who do not find it feasible to mass produce
their work, but want to reproduce their art as needed, or on-demand. Once an image is digitally archived,
additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost. The prohibitive up-front
cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated. Archived files will not deteriorate in quality as
negatives and film inherently do. Another tremendous advantage of giclee printing is that digital images
can be reproduced to almost any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to customize
prints for a specific client.
The Quality The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing
processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
The Market Numerous examples of giclee prints can be found in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum,
the Museum of Modern Art, and the Chelsea Galleries. Recent auctions of giclee prints have fetched $10,800
for Annie Leibovitz, $9,600 for Chuck Close, and $22,800 for Wolfgang Tillmans (April 23/24 2004, Photographs,
New York, Phillips de Pury & Company.)
©1997-2007 Giclée Print Net, Inc.
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