Oklahoma Art Gallery

Avondale Galleries Inc.

Oklahoma's Premier Art Gallery

The Art Definitions Page

Avondale Galleries would like for you to know exactly what it is you are viewing and therefore we have included this page of art definitions.

Original: one of a kind, unique to all the world.

Limited Edition: (L.E.) limited to a relatively small number of copies.

Open Edition: (O.E.) not limited to a specific number.

Artist Proof: (AP) work, printed prior to a limited edition, usually limited to a small number of copies.

Oil Transfer: (OT) a process to transfer a print to canvas, with the appearance of a painting.

Giclée: a French term to describe an oil transfer process.

Watercolor: (WC) an original, painted with watercolor media.

Pastel: an original drawing, made of powdered pigment.

Drawing: an original sketch by means of lines, an art technique.

Serigraph: silk screens are used to make a color print.

Lithograph: a print created using a plate or stone.

Offset Lithograph: a massed produced print or poster.

Etching: a print produced from an etched metal plate.

Restrike Etching: a print taken from the original die, printed sometime after the original issue.

Engraving: a print made from an engraved plate.

Steel Point Engraving: a print made from an engraved steel plate.

Paper Cast: a method of creating a three dimensional form using paper.

Appraisal: an expert judgment on the value or merit of.

Insurance appraisal: an appraisal which includes replacement cost, description, and condition of a piece as of a certain date.

Art Cataloguing: a catalogue of a persons' art collection that includes insurance appraisals, photographs, and biographies of the artists in that collection.

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