Lithograph and silkscreen?

Question

OK, I asked the earlier question the wrong way. Which looks better and which is a better purchace? Looking at some RC Gormans both are offered. Wife loves his stuff. Which is the buy?

Answer 1

In my experience, lithos have a higher "perceived value" than serigraphs, though that's mostly due to lack of education on the consumer's part. Lithographs are not only made on stone now... they can be printed on web presses from a series of metal plates, and mass-produced to the nth degree.

So - monetary value will depend on the size of the edition (10 prints, 10,000 prints, unlimited or non-numbered prints - the latter being of least value). Serigraphs tend to be made in smaller editions, and may in fact be more valuable than lithos.

But... I would hope that, given the choice, one would decide on purchasing the piece of art that moves them most, regardless of any real or perceived value.

Answer 2

Lithographs take longer and require great tectonical skills to pull them off creatively and artistically.

Silkscreens can be really inventive or nothing more than 'tracing' photographs (as Warhol did more than once).

As to which is more valuable or collectible I have no idea.

Answer 3

The process of a legitimate multiple (i.e. non-photo-mechanical reproduction) rates less than the image it produces. Therefore if the image is what you crave and is affordable, suitably rare and exclusive, then buy from a credible dealer who can answer your questions and hold your hand till your knowledge transcends your sensei. OOOOOOOOOOOOOr
Ask a curator of a local museum's print and drawing department.
Every one comes equipped with an opinion and an a......

Answer 4

I have always had the impression that lithograpghs are more difficult to make and more fragile, because they scratch easily. For this reason they are more valuable..?Not sure.. Just rambling sorry.