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HC= Hors de Commerce. An impression pulled outside the edition for the personal use of the master printer and the printer-collaborator, if any, or the publisher (the group or individual funding the project).HC
An hors de commerce ("not for trade") proof, created in small numbers --- as few as five or ten --- to be shown to gallery owners or art dealers.
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Is Lithograph prints worth more than a print?
The cost of having a lithograph made will vary from place to place. To get an accurate quote, you will need to contact someone in your area who can make one.
When art dealers speak of a print does that mean that the original lithographic plate is not the print but the actual original?
When art dealers speak of a print in reference to a Lithograph they mean that the metal plate is what the Lithograph is printed from. Lithograph's are all prints technically, and the ones that are double signed by the artist are considered original prints.
In a lithograph is the signature real or a copy?
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What is a HC mark on an etching?
HC means "Hors de Commerce" or not for sale
