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February 15, 2002 at 2:23 pm #982978
Some months back, I attended an estate sale. Therein was a display case with several small sculptures, each accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. I couldn’t read the fine print on them and couldn’t tell much about them.
Do any of you give such certificates with your work? Where do you get them? What do they say (in general)? How are the certificates tied to the piece? Serial numbers? Photographs?
Jack
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Steel Sculptures and Wrought Iron fabrication.
Camera: HP Photosmart 850 digital and Crystalvue LX8X Telescope.February 15, 2002 at 5:56 pm #1000732I include with every painting I ship…a letter of authentication.
It’s a personal letter to the buyer on my letterhead documenting the title of the piece, size and medium and the support, to whom it was sold and the date.This begins the ‘provenance’ of the artwork which can be passed on to any new owner documenting a sale or gift to another.
I also include the statement that I retain all copyrights to the image.
How many buyers will actually keep this with the paintings, I’ll probably never know….but someday in the far-off future someone may come across one of my watercolors and find within the back cover the original letter…and realize they have obtained an original work by CARLY (that famous ebay artist!)
carly
February 16, 2002 at 2:04 am #1000674I always include one and I say so in my listings. I think it’s a good feature to enhance the buyer’s feeling that he is getting something of value.
Here is the text of mine:
Certificate of Authenticity
This document is to certify that I, , artist
have sold the following original work of art:Title of Work:
Size of Work:
Medium:to the following purchaser:
This work of art is hereby declared to be a one-of-a-kind authentic, original work.
All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist. This artwork may not be reproduced by any process whatsoever without the express written permission of the artist.
Signed at , , Canada, this day of , 2002.
Suzette
www.SuzetteFram.comFebruary 16, 2002 at 10:33 am #1000684I’m sorry if this is a dumb question, but I was wondering, would you use a certificate of authenticity if you are selling a print of your artwork, or are the certificates only for original artwork pieces?
Heather
February 16, 2002 at 12:51 pm #1000687I believe that a limited edition print would have a similar certificate, that is also signed and numbered.
Todd 'coyote' Cooper ---
I love the smell of turpentine in the morning. It smells like...art.
My GalleryFebruary 17, 2002 at 12:01 am #1000675I would do a certificate for both but the language would be adjusted to indicate a print from an original work.
Suzette
www.SuzetteFram.comFebruary 17, 2002 at 10:18 pm #1000676All my art are artists prints since I currently only do digital work. With most open edition prints I include an Artist & Print information sheet. It tells about me, my method and about that particular print.
With Limited Editions I give a fancier signed & numbered to match the print, “Certificate of Authenticity”. You can see a link to a sample certificate for a print I put up for auction today…
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1075204998
Or go directly to the sample
http://hairballs.com/ebay/cat-art/LESP10A-Certificate.jpgLori Lee
StarglowStudio.com Art & IllustrationFebruary 17, 2002 at 11:43 pm #1000681Wow, Hairballs….. your auction looks terrific! I loved your certificate it LOOKS very professional and valuable. Very good example all around.
Cathyebay ID: pure_art
Visit my auctions!February 18, 2002 at 11:08 am #1000685Thanks everyone! And Hairballs, I love how you did your certificate! It looks so professional. Do you have some kind of software that you use to create that?
Heather
February 18, 2002 at 11:26 am #1000677Thanks for the compliments Cathy and Ketah,
I created the entire certificate in Adobe Photoshop…thats what I use to create most of my art too, although sometimes I also use Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress.Lori Lee
StarglowStudio.com Art & IllustrationFebruary 21, 2002 at 7:33 am #1000672This topic has been discussed extensively in the past, and produced lots of replies with examples of coa’s. Suggest you do a search on the key words.
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Plein Air Florida, artists working on location.February 25, 2002 at 2:21 pm #1000690I just wanted to add my thanks too, Lori Lee. That’s a great example of a Certificate of Authenticity, as well as a great example of a nicely set up auction.
This is something I never thought about before, but I guess I should start.
.... like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!
Stan Rogers, Mary Ellen Carter
February 28, 2002 at 9:20 pm #1000686i provide certificates of authenticity with my watercolors and with my HAND-PULLED PRINTS. being a printmaker, i want to know what is so “authentic” about a machine produced copy of an original work???!!!! machine made copies of artwork are just that , COPIES, not original art. of what value is an “authentic copy”?
chris
March 1, 2002 at 1:02 am #1000678[i]Originally posted by chris 97 [/i]
[B]i want to know what is so “authentic” about a machine produced copy of an original work???!!!! machine made copies of artwork are just that , COPIES, not original art. of what value is an “authentic copy”? [/B]Chris — you sound a bit antagonistic! Are you including my digital imaging prints in that question? If you ARE, I’ll be glad to discuss this in private — print maker to print maker.:D
Lori Lee
StarglowStudio.com Art & IllustrationSeptember 13, 2002 at 10:38 am #1000680CoA is a receipt with a few extra details. Basic data like; Name/address of buyer, date/time/place of sale, sale price, short bio of seller, clear description of item(s). Because we are artists we will want to jazz it it up some with cute/fancy boarder, thumbnail photo of the item, etc. and our signature (photo optional) and contact info, maybe even a coupon good toward next purchase to encourage repete/bulk buyers. Very simple versions can be cranked out in Notepad, no graphics/photos, limited fonts and colors. MS Word, WordPerfect can also be used, graphics/photos and fancy fonts. Photoshop or some other photo editor works well to get the graphics/photos the right size/color/shape. MS Worksuite has enough options to build a good looking document. Printshop is good for more than cards. My own CoA is very simple, just because I have not spent much time on it.
It really does not matter what you are selling, the point is that you are documenting the fact that you made it and it is what you claim.:D
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