About Giclee Printing

The term “giclee print” connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high-resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, and watercolor paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.

Giclee prints are created using professional modern technology printers capable of producing incredibly detailed prints. Pigmented inks are used to create extremely archival works of art. (Our color lab, Fine Print Inc., guarantees the archival longevity by applying a UV protecting layer over the pigmented inks)

Archived files will not deteriorate in quality. Another tremendous advantage of giclee printing is that digital images can be reproduced to almost any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to customize prints for a specific client. (Also no glass, light weight, water resistant, and extremely archival)

The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.

Numerous examples of giclee prints can be found in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Chelsea Galleries. Recent auctions of giclee prints have fetched $10,800 for Annie Leibovitz, $9,600 for Chuck Close, and $22,800 for Wolfgang Tillmans (April 23/24 2004, Photographs, New York, Phillips de Pury & Company.)