Can an original painting be considered a #2 of 5?

Question

This guy on ebay is selling a painting, painted by himself as #2 of 5. He says he's been trained in art in college. To me this makes no sense. Isn't each painting considered an original and one-of-a-kind painting? http://tinyurl.com/ehdx3

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Answer 1

Absolutely NO! An original is one of a kind. I have a collector of my work who insists I put " 1 of 1" on each piece he purchases. Silly, I know, but he feels that's more of a guarantee than the certificate of authenticity that accompanies each of my originals. To say it's #2 of 5 could mean it's a limited edition print, but only doing an edition of five is costly and seemingly pointless. I would concur with the individual who says it's the second in a series. If that is the case, it could very well be an original. However, I would ask for a certificate of authenticity before I agreed to purchase.

Answer 2

In a word, No! many musicians wrote pieces which they were, perhaps, a little dissatisfied with at first and went on to write multiple scores based on and following the themes of, the original but each work can still be considered a variation of the original.
In the artist's case, each work will be unique in the sense of being the only one of it's kind, but by the use of different strokes of the brush, or even slightly different mixtures of colour, they can still be considered 'variations on an original theme. On the other hand, the original painting may have been created as a triptych which is a painting created in 3 panels, usually as part of a religious theme.

Answer 3

At first I thought it must be a print -- 2 of 5, but when I read his ad is says it is #2 in a SERIES of 5 paintings. That is why it is still original, it is a one and only, but there must be 4 similar, or that have the same theme, colors, etc...

Answer 4

Maybe it's 2 in a 5 part series, but in any case, original can simply mean, "touched by the masters brush". There are many versions of the famous painting "Water lillies" and they are all the originals.

Answer 5

He means that it is #2 in a series of 5. Most painters do series of relevant or the same subject or item. Just like a photographer when they have a set of pictures. They number them in the order with wich looks good to them or how they were taken. If it was a print, it would be labled thus: 2/5. It is just the second one in a series of 5.

Answer 6

most of the time when an artist creates a painting, they will make different prints or copies of the same painting. thats so they can make more money on the single painting.

Answer 7

Your first assumption grow to be a hundred% perfect! production unit paint is lots greater stable than a repaint. pressing the fringe of a finger nail into production unit paint leaves no mark. attempt it on a fix or repaint. stable luck!

Answer 8

maybe he create 5 (diffrent) self paintings and this one is the #2

Answer 9

It's either a lithograph or it's the second of five in a series.

Answer 10

That would probably be a print or a lithograph.