What is a Giclée Print?
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          The art of fine art printing has become even more precise with the advent of
    the revolutionary Giclée (zhee-clay) printing process. This type of art reproduction
    is quickly becoming the new standard in the art industry, and is widely embraced
    for its quality by major museums, galleries, publishers, and artists.  A Giclée Print
    is simply the closest duplication of an original artwork that is humanly,
    mechanically, or technically possible.

          The cornerstone of this process is enhanced digital ink jet printers that are
    specifically designed for the rigorous and precise criteria of fine art collectors and
    museum quality, limited edition prints.

          The word Giclée itself is French, and means spurt or squirt, in this case
    meaning, “spray of ink”. From a hundred of ink jets more than a million droplets of
    ink per second are sprayed on a canvas or watercolor paper.  Once completed an
    image is comprised of almost 20 billion droplets of ink.  The latest Giclée Printing
    Technology enhanced the standard 4-color process to an 8-color and 12-color
    process.

          The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly
    saturated color, and every nuance of the original image.  The most archival, water
    based light-fast inks available are used.  The latest inks offer a 70-year light-
    fastness and UV-resistance under museum archival condition.

          Giclée prints have an impressive exhibition record.   Fine Art Galleries across
    the country are warmly receiving Giclée's.  A few examples are…

  • The Metropolitan Museum  (New York)
  • Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
  • The Los Angeles County Museum
  • Zimmerli Museum of Art, Rutgers University
  • The British Museum
  • National Museum of Art
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • The New York Public Library
  • San Francisco Museum of Art
  • The Corcoran Gallery
  • Laguna Museum of Art
  • The Washington Post Collection  

         Beyond this description, a Giclée Print simply must be seen to be fully
    appreciated.  
       
       Limited Edition Giclée's are professionally stretched with a gallery wrap on all
sides, picture wire and are ready to hang. No frame is necessary. A certificate of
authenticity accompanies each piece.