About D. L. Keur's limited editions and reserve special
editions.
I sell prints of my work only as exclusive Limited Editions and Reserve Special Editions, all but one being previously unprinted works, that one, City 2000, having sold one copy from an unprotected gallery -- my mistake. While you can get products with my images on them, such as my calendars or my books, you can't find any open edition prints of my work. In fact, you can only get my limited edition and Reserve Special Edition works online from me, and, when available,
from a few select brick-and-mortar art galleries. Even
then, that print you get from an art gallery comes from me, part
of that work's only limited edition or Reserve Special Edition printing. It is shipped to
that art gallery from me, the provenance tracked and
recorded. This is to protect the art and to protect you,
the buyer.
Limited Editions
My limited editions are produced on Hahnemuhle Fine Art
Pearl or Satin Luster using the Ultra-Chrome K3 pigmented
inkset from Epson.
- Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl is a triple coated, 100%
lignin free alpha-cellulose 285GSM paper. It is an
internally buffered, age resistant, acid-free paper
with a surface that is remarkably similar to a
traditional silver gelatin double-weight photo paper,
perfect for digital fine art prints. Hahnemühle
FineArt Pearl is proven to be significantly superior
in D-Max (2.88), white point and surface structure.
- Satin Luster is a high quality 11 mil 300GSM paper
with an archival rating of 150 years and a very high
color gamut. This is a superior paper for digital
giclee prints.
- Ultra-Chrome K3 pigmented inkset from Epson is the
same system commonly found in museums, art galleries,
and photographic galleries. The Epson system of inks
have received lightfast permanence ratings from the
Wilhelm Research Institute that well exceed 100 yrs
with proper UV protection.
Each print is itself one-of-a kind.
Each print is inspected by me before it is hand-signed
and numbered. What makes each print unique and
one-of-a-kind, different from any other in the edition is
the unique remarque I add to each one. (A remarque is a small
sketch in the margin of an art print, or additional
enhancements by the artist on some or all of the final
prints within an edition, usually a small personalized
drawing or symbol near my signature in the lower margin.
The practice is borrowed from Whister's famous
"butterfly" which was added to personalize many
of his graphics.)
A Certificate of Authenticity is provided along with
your bill of sale.
When purchasing one of my limited editions, you get:
- Insured, tracked, free shipping - All prints
ship free and fully insured with a tracking number
via USPS, UPS, Fed-Ex, or DHL. These ship to your
door, and require your signature. I will ship only to
Alaska, Hawaii, and the continental U.S., Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. No sales or
shipments to any other country unless special
arrangements are made by the buyer.
- Fraud proof, secure sales through escrow.com,
one of the most trusted online escrow companies.
Reserve Special Editions
These are planned as the only other potential reproduction of
any work -- a very exclusive, very high end edition of ten
prints. Presently, I'm looking at the BookSmart Fine Art Metals™
process. However, until I test it extensively and learn much more
about this printing process, especially its stability, longevity,
and archival properties, I won't be offering them.
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