Decorating with Framed Antique Art Prints: Antique Originals or Reproduced Antique Pritnts
By Joseph Borowy
Antique prints are a great way to spice up any room. Adding antique fish and bird prints is an easy way to embellish a lodge-style atmosphere in a vacation house. Framing and mounting antique botanicals, such as roses, is an easy way to give your kitchen a healthy natural atmosphere. While millions use antique prints to decorate, all face the ineluctable decision of choosing to acquire original antique prints, or opting for reproduced antique prints. While the predicament itself is rarely debated by interior decorators, the decision made brings consequences of potentially vital significance.
Though some state that antique original prints have a visual quality that simply cannot be duplicated, many are not able to differentiate an antique original print from a parallel reproduced print. This discrepancy mostly depends on the condition of each original print. When reproducing antique prints image editing software can be utilized to renew detail and quality that has been faded over the course of hundreds of years. On the other hand, some things, such as the look of aged and faded paper, just cannot be reproduced. Up until the 1990’s there was virtually no question as to if an original antique was visually more attractive than the corresponding reproduced antique print. Unless an vintage printing press (forging a plate and inking it by hand) was the method used to make the reproduced print, many of the visual details were for all intensive purposes, impossible to recreate. It wasn’t until the current era of sophisticated computer technology that original antique prints were able to be scanned (either by scanner or camera), enhanced, and reprinted with such astounding quality that the reproduciton prints rival their origins. In some cases, spectators find reproduction prints visually more appealing than the original antique prints they were sourced from.
Although the debate can be draining, there is no conflict on the cost factor. Original prints, with very little exception, will be significantly more expensive. is the price difference truly justifiable? In reality, it depends on who you are, what you’re looking for, and what you’re doing with it. For most DIY interior decorators and do it yourself home decorators, the answer is no. Even so, to collectors of original art, the vintage authenticity of an art print that is several hundred years old is very appealing, making the cost totally justified. Another often forgotten aspect of original antique prints is the investment value of select rare antique prints. Like many collectables, the values of antique originals can potentially appreciate over time. For those who desire value and collectability just as much or more than they do decoration, this is worth considering. Still, for most decorators it is much more cost efficient to look for high quality reproduction prints that accomadate their individual preferences and needs.
Lower price is not the sole advantage to decorating with reproduced antique prints. They also offer flexibility and customization options that help fit a unique piece of art into an already well decorated room. Finding a desired print available in 8x10 to fit in a wall display grouping, when the original from which it came was a 5x7, is a luxury only available through reproduction. When on a budget, search for publishers that offer prints in standard-sizes---(5x7 - 8x10 - 11x14). Because these sizes are widely used, one can easily search for low cost framing and matting materials. The ability to order a print in Black & White or Sepia is also a decorating advantage. While only a few publishers offer these options, investigating those who do may be an essential factor to adding desired effect without compromising the established layout.
About the author
Joseph Borowy provides educational articles from http://www.ChartingNature.com - Charting Nature is an art publisher that specializes in custom antique art reproduction prints. Visit our Antique Prints page at http://www.ChartingNature.com/antique-prints.cfm to view our superb reproduced antique prints! from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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