At 20:55 2/24/03, Bill Pearce wrote (in part):
The term "vintage silver gelatin print" should be translated as "old print"
and is beginning to find disfavor among museum professionals outside the
sales world. It is often meant to indicate that the print was made by the
photographer soon after the negative was exposed, although it is more often
than not impossible to provide provenance that detailed.
Bill Pearce
There may be some case by case exceptions to this. Some photographers made
prints "to order" and some did print runs making a number of them at the
same time (this doesn't include limited, numbered prints after which the
negative/tranny is retired permanently or destroyed). Earlier prints of
these photographs, if they were very popular, may have higher value,
whether it's deserved or not. Underlying reasoning/rationale: the
photographer puts more "heart and soul" into the earlier prints and uses
greater care. After continuous reprinting the later ones are made more
with mechanical repetition to grind yet another one out. Whether that's
accurate and deserved for a particular photographer or print, it's
perception that counts and determines value in the eyes of prospective buyers.
-- John
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