Evaluating and purchasing fine prints can be a formidable task, for there are numerous issues to be addressed: authenticity, paper, quality of impression, edition size, re-strikes, signatures, states,...
In my initial guides I review some of the basics of print connoisseurship - what fine prints are, and what to look for in a seller's description of them. Here I'll discuss the prints of one artist - Rembrandt...
In this guide I'll discuss the signatures found - or not found - on fine original prints, taking a look at the history of the signature, variations in practice, and its importance as a matter of...