Hi there!
There has been some confusion about the definition of a print and an original painting. Here is some clarifications for you!
Definitions
Print (n) 5. A reproduction made by printing… It is a general term. Both posters and limited edition prints are prints. Prints can be done on any surface.
Original painting Rob Gonsalves made paintings on canvas that are being used as a template for the reproductions. Limited edition prints are not paintings.
Posters - Posters are a lovely, inclusive and inexpensive way to enjoy Rob’s work. Posters are printed on recycled paper (and are not archival). The outlay to print posters is very high. Most of the cost goes to setting up the large industrial printers. So printing ten is almost as expensive as printing 500. The posters have to be stored somewhere. The more I can print at once keeps the price down for the buyer. The poster sales fuel more images being printed as posters. I will print more images when they can be paid for. I would love your input was to what images should be printed next!
Archival paper and canvas “Archival” means that the paper or canvas is high quality, is PH balanced and will last a lot longer than the paper used for posters.
Limited Edition Prints
Limited edition prints are for art collectors/investors. They reproduce the experience of the original painting. These are giclees made on a specific printer which can make prints on demand and are done on archival paper or canvas. The limited edition prints are numbered - meaning only a determined number of that image will be made. Each print in the edition must be identical (in medium used, size, colour, marking…..). Along with the expensiveness of the archival paper or canvas, the printing process and the exclusivity, each print is expensive to make.
Rob Gonsalves Legacy Limited Edition Prints
The legacy limited edition prints will be made using Rob Gonsalves’s digital files and will be as close to the original paintings as possible. These giclees will be on archival canvas, have a U.V protection finish, will be posthumously signed and will come with a certificate of authenticity. Most of Rob’s images will be available in this form. U.S. galleries who has sold Rob’s giclees in the past want me to charge $2300 U.S. for the large size and $900 U.S. for medium size. There is much impatience and excitement about when these limited edition prints will be available. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown has slowed publication. If you are on the mailing list, you will be the first to receive notification!
Note: Production of the first edition prints published by Huckleberry Fine Art halted in June 2017 as a result of Rob’s death. The definition of an edition is that each print must be identical. Rob physically signed the first editions himself. and that cannot be replicated. These prints have increased in value significantly and the editions will never be completed.
Buyer Beware Illegal prints can be found online. The information offered on these sites are misleading and confusing. One site claims they are selling original Rob Gonsalves paintings when they are obviously selling bad quality prints…. Rob would have hated to see these bad reproductions. The reason I am offering the posters is to give everyone a chance to own a good quality image of Rob’s work.
