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"I'm always wondering whether or not Giclée prints (on rag paper) are worth it. I know many people dislike them, but value is added when they are signed and/or numbered. Thoughts?"
I'm really interested to hear you ask this Jaline. You do know, don't you, that when you are buying a Giclée you are buying an absolutely bog-standard bubblejet print out from as standard domestic printing machine by Epson or HP. I know some smart asses have invented branded 'giclée' printers now too... but those are just re-badged rainbow printers which are also standard bubblejet printers too.
I would have much less of a problem if the world would unilaterally drop the 'giclée' moniker becuase its misleading and designed to sell a sow as a silk purse. If we were all honest about and said "Limited edition bubblejet prints for sale" or even "Limited edition colour prints for sale" it would be much much better.
Part of my problem with selling bubblejets is that anyone who has kept a bubblejet for a number of years knows that eventually the colouration, which is very very fragile and only tentatively attached to the outer surface of the paper (not infused into the fibres in any way) will fall right off if the paper is folded, rolled, knocked sharply or touched in any way during reframing.
I predict that 20 years from now, people who have paid thousands to own 'fine art giclées' will be tracking down the artist and demanding money back becuase they moved house and their precious artwork ended up as a pile of coloured chalk dust in the bottom of the picture frame.